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Drug Approval | 26 December 2025

Strides Pharma Inc's Chestnut Ridge facility gets 4 observations from USFDA

These observations are procedural in nature and the company does not anticipate any impact on supply of its commercial products

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Drug Approval | 26 December 2025

Japan nod to Dupixent for children with severe asthma

The decision is based on robust clinical evidence from the VOYAGE and EXCURSION studies

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Drug Approval | 24 December 2025

FDA nod to Boehringer Ingelheim’s JASCAYD for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in adults

The study found that nerandomilast effectively slowed lung function decline in patients, with discontinuation rates similar to placebo

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Drug Approval | 23 December 2025

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill approved in US as first oral GLP-1 for weight management

Wegovy pill showed a mean weight loss of 16.6% in the OASIS 4 trial

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Drug Approval | 23 December 2025

Bayer wins Japan nod for finerenone in broad heart failure population

Finerenone is the first therapy targeting the mineralocorticoid receptor pathway to demonstrate cardiovascular benefits in heart failure patients

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Drug Approval | 23 December 2025

FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to Enhertu for high-risk early breast cancer

This Breakthrough Therapy Designation highlights the impressive clinical benefit of Enhertu over the current standard of care

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Drug Approval | 23 December 2025

FDA go-ahead to Roche’s one-minute follicular lymphoma therapy

Full approval will depend on verification of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial

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Drug Approval | 23 December 2025

FDA nod to MYQORZO for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The drug is designed to improve functional capacity and reduce symptoms by inhibiting cardiac myosin motor activity

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Drug Approval | 22 December 2025

Granules receives FDA tentative approval for generic Amphetamine ER orally disintegrating tablets

Tablets will be manufactured at Granules' US-based facility located in Chantilly, Virginia

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Drug Approval | 20 December 2025

EMA grants orphan drug status to Sanofi’s Efdoralprin Alfa for rare lung disease

Efdoralprin alfa, a recombinant human alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT)-Fc fusion protein, showed superior efficacy to standard plasma-derived therapy in adults with AATD

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Drug Approval | 20 December 2025

Briefs: APL Healthcare, Biocon, USFDA, Sun Pharma and Clean Fino-Chem

USFDA determines Sun Pharma's Baska facility inspection classification as OAI

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Drug Approval | 20 December 2025

Cosette Pharmaceuticals launches first generic CIPRO HC with 180 Days market exclusivity

The approval comes with 180 days of Competitive Generic Therapy (CGT) exclusivity,

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Drug Approval | 20 December 2025

GSK’s Exdensur gains FDA nod for severe asthma with just two doses a year

The approval for Exdensur (depemokimab-ulaa) comes on the back of SWIFT-1 and SWIFT-2 Phase III trials

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Drug Approval | 20 December 2025

Alembic announces USFDA final approval for Travoprost Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.004%

Travoprost ophthalmic solution is indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

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Drug Approval | 18 December 2025

Lupin receives positive CHMP opinion for biosimilar Ranibizumab

Ranibizumab is a recombinant humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody fragment that binds to and inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor A

Drug Approval
Drug Approval | 18 December 2025

AstraZeneca India receives permission from CDSCO for Datopotamab Deruxtecan powder

The receipt of this permission paves way for the marketing of Datopotamab Deruxtecan powder for concentrate for solution for infusion 100 mg (r-DNA origin) in India

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Drug Approval | 18 December 2025

FDA nod to Johnson & Johnson’s AKEEGA for aggressive prostate cancer

Patients with BRCA mutations often face aggressive disease and poor prognosis

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Drug Approval | 17 December 2025

Lupin receives EIR from USFDA for Nagpur injectable facility

The EIR was issued following an inspection of the facility from September 8 to September 16, 2025

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Drug Approval | 17 December 2025

Vanda Pharmaceuticals seeks FDA nod for breakthrough psoriasis drug

Imsidolimab, an IgG4 IL-36 receptor antagonist, works by inhibiting IL-36 receptor signaling, directly addressing the deficiency in the IL-36RA regulator common in GPP patients

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Drug Approval | 16 December 2025

FDA nod to first oral single-dose treatment for gonorrhea

The approval of Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin) follows a collaborative development effort with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership

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