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MannKind to Acquire scPharmaceuticals in Up to $360M Deal
MannKind; scPharmaceuticals; acquisition; Furoscix; cardiorenal medicine; cardiometabolic diseases; FDA-approved infuser; ReadyFlow autoinjector; merger agreement; tender offer
Argenx Prepares FDA Filing to Expand Vyvgart Use in Myasthenia Gravis After Late-Stage Trial Win
Argenx; Vyvgart; FDA approval; myasthenia gravis; prefilled syringe; self-injection; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; generalized myasthenia gravis; clinical trial
FDA Begins Daily Publication of Drug Adverse Event Data
FDA; FAERS; adverse event reporting; daily publishing; data modernization; drug safety; real-time monitoring; public health
Data Lakes & FAIR Principles: Making Scientific Data Accessible and Actionable
Data Lakes; FAIR Principles; Scientific Data; Findable; Accessible; Interoperable; Reusable; Research Data Management
Dynavax Highlights Comparable Efficacy and Improved Tolerability of Z-1018 Shingles Vaccine vs. Shingrix
Dynavax; Z-1018; shingles vaccine; Shingrix; vaccine efficacy; side effects; Phase 1/2 trial; immunogenicity
Viking Therapeutics Shares Crash After Obesity Pill VK2735 Delivers 12% Weight Loss, But Side Effects and Discontinuations Raise Concerns
Viking Therapeutics; VK2735; obesity pill; weight loss; clinical trial; stock crash; side effects; adverse events; gastrointestinal; drug efficacy
FDA Rejects PTC’s Vatiquinone Application for Friedreich’s Ataxia, Requests Further Studies
FDA rejection; PTC Therapeutics; vatiquinone; Friedreich’s ataxia; complete response letter; drug efficacy; additional clinical studies
FDA Rejection Derails PTC Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Hopeful
PTC Therapeutics; FDA rejection; vatiquinone; Friedreich’s ataxia; rare disease; efficacy concerns; complete response letter; clinical trial failure
Conflicts of Interest Among Federal Vaccine Advisors at Historic Lows Through 2024
conflicts of interest; vaccine advisory committees; ACIP; VRBPAC; CDC; FDA; transparency; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; JAMA study
FDA Approves Tonix’s Tonmya: First New Fibromyalgia Drug in Over 15 Years
Tonmya; FDA approval; fibromyalgia; Tonix Pharmaceuticals; non-opioid analgesic; cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets; chronic pain; phase 3 clinical trials