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EOFlow wins breakthrough status for wearable closed-loop insulin delivery tech
Korean medtech company EOFlow said last week that it won breakthrough status from the FDA for its closed-loop automated insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes. The EOPancreas system...
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Surmodics shares down following FDA’s paclitaxel device update
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) shares fell last week after the FDA wrote a letter to doctors detailing a trend of heightened mortality in people with peripheral artery disease who were treated with...
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Sage wins historic FDA nod for postpartum depression therapy
Sage Therapeutics (NSDQ:SAGE) this week won FDA approval for the first medicine indicated to treat postpartum depression. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company’s injection therapy, Zulresso, is slated to...
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Novo Nordisk seeks FDA nod for oral diabetes pill
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) said this week that it submitted applications to the FDA for its oral formulation of semaglutide, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy. The company is...
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Novocure launches pivotal ovarian cancer trial
Novocure (NSDQ:NVCR) said today that it kicked off a Phase 3 pivotal trial testing its Tumor Treating Fields therapy combined with paclitaxel in people with recurrent, platinum-resistant ovarian...
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Novartis launches COPD inhalers in China
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) has launched its Ultibro Breezhaler and Seebri Breezhaler in China for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Ultibro Breezhaler system is a once-daily...
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Dyve Bioscience touts proof-of-concept study for transdermal painkiller
Dyve Bioscience this week touted data from a human proof-of-concept pilot study of its transdermal sodium bicarbonate therapy for pain reduction in people with acute gout flare. The study enrolled 24...
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Study examines usability of hybrid closed-loop insulin pump
Data from an 83-person study of Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop insulin pump showed that nearly one-fifth of participants stopped using the device after struggling with the...
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Medtronic responds to usability concerns for its MiniMed 670G insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) responded to a study presented this week which highlighted usability concerns with its MiniMed 670G automated insulin pump, writing that the company had “made many enhancements to...
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Breath Therapeutics launches Ph3 trial for inhaled liposomal cyclosporine A...
Privately-held Breath Therapeutics said today that it kicked off a Phase III clinical program for its liposomal formulation of cyclosporine A for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. The...
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Teva wins EU nod for Ajovy migraine prophylactic
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) said yesterday that it won EC Marketing Authorization for its Ajovy pre-filled syringe injection meant to serve as a prophylaxis for migraines in adults who experience at least four...
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Cigna lowers insulin price to $25 per month
Under pressure from patients and the FDA, Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Express Scripts said today that they will lower the price of insulin to $25 per month for some patients. Three firms — Eli Lilly, Novo...
View ArticleFDA nixes Evoke Pharma’s gastro nasal spray
The FDA has rejected Evoke Pharma’s (NSDQ:EVOK) application for a metoclopramide nasal spray for diabetic women with gastroparesis. The Solana Beach, Calif. company’s stock price tumbled 40% on the...
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