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RedHill Biopharma Ltd, announced the successful completion of a first-in-man pharmacokinetic (PK) study of BEKINDA™ 12 mg formulation, intended to be administered in the Phase II study for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). RedHill further announced the submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Investigational New Drug (IND) protocol for the Phase II clinical study with BEKINDA™ 12 mg for IBS-D, planned to be initiated in the coming weeks, subject to final preparations.

Sandoz, a Novartis company and the global leader in biosimilars, announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted their Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for its biosimilar to Amgen’s EU-licensed Neulasta®* (pegfilgrastim) – a long-acting recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Sandoz is seeking approval for the same indication as the reference product.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited announce that the company has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Levofloxacin in 5% Dextrose Injection, 250 mg/50 mL (5 mg/mL), 500 mg/100 mL (5 mg/mL), and 750 mg/150 mL (5 mg/mL), single-use containers. The product is expected to be launched in Q1 FY16-17. The approved ANDA is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Levaquin® (Levaquin in 5 % Dextrose) by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

AbbVie, in cooperation with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., announced positive top-line results from the second of two replicate pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of Elagolix in premenopausal women who suffer pain from endometriosis.

Pfizer Inc. commends  recommendation by the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Arthritis Advisory Committee to approve the investigational biosimilar infliximab (CT-P13) across all eligible indications by a vote of 21 to three.

Spectranetics Corporation announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Notification 510(k) clearance of the Bridge Occlusion Balloon for temporary vessel occlusion in cardiac lead extraction procedures.

CTI BioPharma Corp. announced that the Company received written communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 4, 2016, that the FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on the clinical studies being conducted under the Company's Investigational New Drug ("IND") application for pacritinib. This clinical hold impacts part of the clinical work currently being conducted under the IND and will also affect planned clinical trials.

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., the leader in therapeutic genome editing, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for SB-318, a single treatment strategy intended to provide a life-long therapy for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I).