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Labelling of Dispensed Medicine

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Labelling Requirements A ll dispensed medicine should be labelled according to the requirement stated by the law. NOTE: It is advisable for labels to be printed. Consequently, a patient-centred label strategy is introduced to promote appropriate medication use and adherence. Suggestions include Use larger font sizes (e.g.

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Opinion: Diagnostic tests for rare conditions present a mathematical conundrum

STAT

Even before the Covid pandemic, a 2018 paper reported that new genetic tests, many of them for increasingly rare conditions, were being released at the rate of 10 a day. You can now avail yourself of noninvasive diagnostics that claim to screen for rare birth defects, cancer-associated mutations, and even Alzheimer’s.

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GSK antibody drug reduces COPD attacks in trial

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New trial results could offer support for an expansion of Nucala’s label after U.S. regulators rejected GSK’s submission in 2018.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (August 20-24, 2018)

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Eisai's and Merck Announces EU's Marketing Approval of Lenvima (lenvatinib mesylate) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Published: 23 Aug,2018 | Tags: Eisai, Merck, Approval, Lenvima, HCC, 2. Pfizer to co-promote Exact Sciences Cologuard Published: 22 Aug,2018 | Tags: Exact, Pfizer, Agreement, Promote, Cologuard 7.

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Lilly launches Mounjaro (tirzepatide), offers new treatment option for obesity and type 2 diabetes

Express Pharma

Once-weekly tirzepatide versus once-daily insulin degludec as add-on to metformin with or without SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-3): a randomised, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 trial. Milken Institute; 2018. 2021;398(10300):583-598. 2022;327(6):534-545. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.0078 Hypertension.

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FDA Releases Draft Labeling Guidance for Biosimilar Products

Big Molecule Watch

Last week, FDA released a draft guidance, “ Labeling for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products ” (“2023 Draft Guidance”) that—when finalized—will revise and replace its July 2018 final guidance, “ Labeling for Biosimilar Products.” The fictitious example provided in the 2023 Draft Guidance is “replicamab-cznm.”

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Vertex gets EU okay to treat younger cystic fibrosis patients

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The new EU approval comes after the FDA approved the expanded label last year, and provides the first treatment option that tackles the underlying cause of CF in patients aged six to 11 with these mutations. Together these drugs cover the CFTR mutations seen in around half of all CF patients.

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