New drug approvals - November 2022

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Product Name

ASADIN INJECTION 1 MG/ML

Active Ingredient

Arsenic Trioxide

Application type

NDA-1: New chemical entity

Product Registrant

PHARM-D SINGAPORE PTE LTD

Date of Approval

02/11/2022

Registration No.

SIN16634P

Indications:

1.1. Newly-Diagnosed Low-to-Intermediate-Risk Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Arsenic Trioxide is indicated in combination with tretinoin for treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed low-to-intermediate risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) whose APL is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression.

1.2. Relapsed or Refractory Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

For the induction of remission and consolidation in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) who are refractory to, or have relapsed from, retinoid and anthracycline chemotherapy, and whose APL is characterised by the presence of the t(15:17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression.

Product Name

HIBRUKA TABLET 50 MG

Active Ingredient

Orelabrutinib

Application type

NDA-1: New chemical entity

Product Registrant

LABCORP DEVELOPMENT (ASIA) PTE. LTD.

Date of Approval

22/11/2022

Registration No.

SIN16645P

Indications:

HIBRUKA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have received at least one prior therapy.

Product Name

APEXXNAR SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION IN SINGLE-DOSE PRE-FILLED SYRINGE 0.5ML

Active Ingredient

Pneumococcal polysaccharide of serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, 33F conjugated to CRM197 carrier protein, adsorbed on aluminium phosphate.

Application type

NDA-1: New biological entity

Product Registrant

PFIZER PRIVATE LIMITED

Date of Approval

30/11/2022

Registration No.

SIN16648P

Indications:

Active immunization for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in individuals 18 years of age and older.

See Section 5.1 for information on protection against specific pneumococcal serotypes.

APEXXNAR should be used in accordance with official recommendations.


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