Merck scores FDA nod for TGT drug Pimicotinib, promising new hope for patients

The trial also revealed statistically significant and clinically meaningful gains in key patient-reported outcomes

Camurus’ Oclaiz NDA resubmission accepted by FDA

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of June 10, 2026

FDA nod to first-ever treatment for fatal pediatric Menkes disease

Bengaluru’s STEERLife and Bionpharma secure USFDA nod for generic HIV drug

Developed using STEERLife’s proprietary FragMelt continuous processing platform, the approval marks a major breakthrough in pharmaceutical manufacturing

4Moving Biotech bags FDA nod to launch US trial of groundbreaking osteoarthritis therapy

Preclinical studies show that 4P004 modulates multiple biological markers across the joint, potentially slowing structural damage while improving function

FDA rejects Vanda’s jet lag drug in current form

Vanda strongly disputes the FDA’s reasoning

Alembic announces USFDA tentative approval for Bosutinib tablets

Diabeloop bags FDA nod for DBLG2, opens US market for automated insulin delivery

The clearance marks a major step in Diabeloop’s ambition to become a central partner for insulin pump manufacturers and expand access to automated insulin delivery in the US market

Granules Pharmaceuticals secures FDA tentative approval and 180-day exclusivity for Generic Dyanavel XR

This product has only one approved generic and one authorized generic with an addressable market share of US$ 172 million

BeOne Medicines wins first-in-world nod for Sonrotoclax in China

The approval is backed by data showing deep, durable responses and manageable tolerability

GSK’s Exdensur wins Japanese nod for severe asthma

The approval follows robust data from the SWIFT and ANCHOR Phase III trials

Cellenkos scores FDA orphan drug designation for CK0804 in rare blood cancer

Receiving Orphan Drug Designation is an important milestone in the clinical development of CK0804 for myelofibrosis

Rapid-acting ADHD treatment Azstarys now approved in China

ADHD is a common, chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that often begins in childhood and can persist into adulthood

Bayer’s Sevabertinib gets green light from FDA and China for advanced lung cancer

Sevabertinib is an oral, reversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that directly targets HER2 mutations

Briefs: Medicamen Biotech and Gland Pharma

Gland Pharma receives approval for Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.7% (OTC)

FDA grants priority review to Tzield for youngest Type 1 diabetes patients

Currently approved for patients eight and older, Tzield could now be used to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children diagnosed with stage 2 T1D

GSK’s Nucala approved in China for COPD with high eosinophils

Mepolizumab is the first and only monthly biologic in China tested for COPD patients with blood eosinophil counts (BEC) as low as 150 cells/µL

FDA nod to first-ever treatment for deadly post-transplant complication TA-TMA

The decision positions Yartemlea as the first and only approved inhibitor of the lectin pathway of complement

FDA delays Corcept’s hypertension drug, seeks more evidence

The FDA acknowledged that Corcept’s pivotal GRACE trial met its primary endpoint and that data from the GRADIENT trial offered confirmatory evidence

ENHERTU gains first-ever nod in China for metastatic breast cancer

The approval follows results from the DESTINY-Breast06 phase 3 trial, which showed ENHERTU significantly extended progression-free survival compared to chemotherapy