STAT

APRIL 11, 2024

billion in 2025 for the entire Medicare program, a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed. These include oxytocin, which is used during childbirth; Rho(D) immune globulin, which helps some women during pregnancy; standard-of-care chemotherapy, pain and sedation medicines; and ADHD pills.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Boston, US-based Alexion spent a lot of 2019 arguing the merits of remaining independent, saying that while Soliris is approaching the end of its patent life – with heavyweight competitors like Amgen already eyeing the biosimilar market for the drug – Ultomiris and its pipeline could help drives sales to $9 to $10 billion in 2025.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 22, 2021

The PD-1 inhibitor has been approved to treat patients regardless of prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy, nodal involvement or PD-L1 status, and UC becomes the third indication for Opdivo as an adjuvant therapy after oesophageal/gastro-oesophageal cancer and melanoma.

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Quality Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

To understand monoclonal antibody drugs, its necessary to first know a little about how antibodies work in the bodys immune system. The immune system protects the body from harmful substances, microbes and abnormal cells that can cause diseases. Anything that triggers an immune response is called an antigen.

HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents 52

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 9, 2021

1 Every year, 19,500 people are diagnosed with lymphoma 2 – a cancer affecting a certain type of white blood cell within the immune system – and can be classed as either slow or fast growing. Now, people living with particular types of lymphoma have individualised options beyond chemotherapy for the first time.”. Lymphoma Action.

Chemotherapy 52

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

EMAs human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended eight medicines for EU marketing authorisation at its January 2025 meeting. Biosimilars given a positive opinion Dyrupeg (pegfilgrastim) to reduce the duration of neutropenia and help prevent febrile neutropenia following chemotherapy.

Vaccines 52

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