10 First Approvals To Look Out For In 2018

Another hectic 12 months are anticipated at the US FDA as it is set to give its verdict on no fewer than 40 products in 2018. Here Scrip takes a look at 10 of the more interesting candidates approaching the market for the first time.

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With barely time to draw breath after its record-breaking approval tally in 2017, the US FDA has moved headlong into another busy year with around 40 user fee dates falling in 2018. Here Scrip takes a look at those products heading towards approval that have potential to disrupt their particular markets.

The field set for the biggest shake up is migraine with the initial three products nearing approval from the first major new drug class since the triptans – the calcitonin...

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