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Drug Approval | 07 October 2025

Biocon and Carnegie receive FDA tentative approval for Rifaximin tablets

Rifaximin tablets are a rifamycin antibacterial indicated for reducing the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy

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Drug Approval | 07 October 2025

Zydus receives approval from Health Canada for Liothyronine tablets 5 mcg and 25 mcg

Liothyronine tablets will be manufactured at Zydus' plant in Ahmedabad SEZ

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Drug Approval | 07 October 2025

FDA approves Zydus’ Deflazacort oral suspension, 22.75 mg/mL

Deflazacort oral suspension is indicated for treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in patients 5 years of age and older

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Drug Approval | 05 October 2025

Wockhardt submits NDA to USFDA for Zidebactam-Cefepime injection

The NDA submission follows the successful completion of a pivotal Phase III global clinical trial

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Drug Approval | 05 October 2025

FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq + lurbinectedin as first-line maintenance therapy for lung cancer

Combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 46% and risk of death by 27% in pivotal phase III IMforte study

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Drug Approval | 05 October 2025

BMS’s anti-MTBR-Tau granted fast track designation by FDA for Alzheimer’s disease

Anti-microtubule binding region-tau antibody being investigated as a potential disease-modifying therapy to slow or delay progression of disease

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Drug Approval | 01 October 2025

Lupin receives FDA approval Rivaroxaban for oral suspension

The product will be manufactured at Lupin’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar facility in India

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Drug Approval | 01 October 2025

AbbVie seeks FDA approval for Pivekimab Sunirine to treat rare, aggressive blood cancer

BPDCN is a challenging blood cancer with characteristics of both leukemia and lymphoma

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Drug Approval | 01 October 2025

Wockhardt submits drug application to FDA for Zidebactam-Cefepime for treatment of serious Gram-negative infections

This milestone marks the first-ever NDA submission to the U.S. FDA for a drug, fully discovered and developed by an Indian pharmaceutical company

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Drug Approval | 29 September 2025

FDA approves Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo for adults with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer

An estimated 50% of patients with ER+, HER2– metastatic breast cancer will develop an ESR1 mutation during or after exposure to an aromatase inhibitor

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Drug Approval | 29 September 2025

AbbVie submits application to FDA for Tavapadon for treatment of Parkinson's disease

If approved, tavapadon will enhance AbbVie's leadership in Parkinson's disease by providing patients with a once daily oral treatment option

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Drug Approval | 26 September 2025

FDA approves Alembic’s Paroxetine ER tablets

Paroxetine Extended-Release Tablets USP, 25 mg and 37.5 mg, are indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder

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Drug Approval | 25 September 2025

Lupin receives FDA tentative approval for Bictegravir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide tablets

Bictegravir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide Tablets are indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 25 kg

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Drug Approval | 24 September 2025

AstraZeneca’s Koselugo recommended for approval in the EU for Neurofibromatosis type 1

The positive opinion is based on results from KOMET, the largest and only placebo-controlled, double-blind global Phase III trial in this patient population

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Drug Approval | 24 September 2025

Zydus receives EIR for oncology injectable manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad SEZ1

The facility has been classified as Voluntary Action Indicated

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Drug Approval | 21 September 2025

FDA approves Merck's Keytruda injection for cancer therapy

Keytruda Qlex is the first and only subcutaneously administered immune checkpoint inhibitor that can be given by a health care provider in as little as one minute

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Drug Approval | 19 September 2025

FDA completes inspection of Indoco’s API manufacturing facility at Patalganga with zero observations

The inspection concluded with zero form 483 observations

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Drug Approval | 17 September 2025

FDA approves Lupin’s Lenalidomide capsules

Lenalidomide Capsules are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Multiple myeloma

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