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DC council approves bill to ban menthol cigarettes in close vote

The Washington, D.C., City Council on Tuesday voted 8-5 to approve a bill to ban flavored tobacco products, including those containing menthol. The menthol portion of the ban may have made the vote closer and more contentious than it might have otherwise been. Indeed, a vote a few minutes earlier to recommit the legislation failed… Read More: DC council approves bill to ban menthol cigarettes in close… »

FDA Approves Tembexa (brincidofovir) for the Treatment of Smallpox

FDA Approves Tembexa (brincidofovir) for the Treatment of Smallpox DURHAM, N.C., June 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on accelerating the development of medicines to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Tembexa (brincidofovir) tablets and oral suspension approval… Read More: FDA Approves Tembexa (brincidofovir) for the Treatment of Smallpox »

FDA Approves Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

FDA Approves Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma LAUSANNE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE) APRIL 23, 2021 — ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) large B-cell lymphoma after… Read More: FDA Approves Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse… »

FDA Approves Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate and dexmethylphenidate) Capsules for the Once-Daily Treatment for ADHD

FDA Approves Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate and dexmethylphenidate) Capsules for the Once-Daily Treatment for ADHD CELEBRATION, Fla., March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KemPharm, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMPH), a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application for… Read More: FDA Approves Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate and dexmethylphenidate) Capsules for the Once-Daily… »