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BD partners with Biocorp on connected self-injection devices

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Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (May 01 - 05, 2023)

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Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and Protalix BioTherapeutics Receive EC’s Marketing Authorization of PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the Treatment of Fabry Disease Date: May 05, 2023 | Tags: Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, Protalix BioTherapeutics, PRX-102, pegunigalsidase alfa, Fabry Disease, Regulatory, EC, Marketing Authorization Kinoxis Therapeutics (..)

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ASH: Argenx cues up a second use for efgartigimod

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Vyvgart is already approved to treat generalised myasthenia gravis, getting a green light for that indication from the FDA a year ago, and launched with a $225,000 per annum price tag in competition with rival gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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NICE reaches a deal with Roche on access to oral SMA drug Evrysdi

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The agreement has been hailed by patient associations, as it adds to current treatment options for the progressive muscle wasting disease – Biogen’s injectable Spinraza (nusinersen) and one-shot gene therapy with Novartis’ Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) – which are also backed by NICE.

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Versanis’ bimagrumab, first-in-class obesity therapy, enters Phase IIb of development

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Nonetheless, patients receiving the current standard of care, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (injectable semaglutide), are expected to self-administer treatment on a weekly basis. Despite its high price tag, bimagrumab’s unique features set it apart from currently marketed therapies.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. Oral therapy data presented at ASH. CellCentric, a U.K-based

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With rivals threatening, Argenx scores key myasthenia gravis win

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Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) became the first drug in the FcRn class to be approved by the FDA last December, and despite a $225,000 annual price tag is predicted to make relatively modest sales in its IV version, which will compete with other IV gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab). in the IV arm.

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