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US FDA approves Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s DED treatment Miebo

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). It is the first and only prescription eye drop to receive FDA approval to treat DED that targets tear evaporation directly.

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US FDA approves Shorla’s oncology drug for T-cell leukaemia

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Shorla Oncology’s Nelarabine Injection, an oncology drug, to treat T-cell leukaemia, an aggressive blood and bone marrow cancer that progresses quickly. The company develops innovative oncology drugs with a focus on paediatric and orphan cancers.

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Lexicon gets FDA approval for Inpefa to treat heart failure

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Lexicon) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Inpefa drug to treat heart failure. Inpefa is a once-daily oral tablet indicated as an inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT2) and type 1 (SGLT1).

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FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Designed to Slow Cognitive Decline

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

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US FDA approves Blueprint Medicines’ indolent systemic mastocytosis therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Blueprint Medicines’ Ayvakit (avapritinib) as the first and only treatment for indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) in adult patients.

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US FDA approves Reata Pharmaceuticals’ SKYCLARYS for Friedreich’s ataxia

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reata Pharmaceuticals ’ oral, once-daily medication SKYCLARYS (omaveloxolone) to treat Friedreich’s ataxia patients. SKYCLARYS is the first approved treatment in Friedrich’s Ataxia and marks a milestone for drug development in this complex disease.

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FDA approves Seres’ microbiota drug for recurrent gut infection

Bio Pharma Dive

The drug is the first microbiota-based pill to win U.S. Like a rival therapy approved in December, it’s for difficult-to-treat C. diff infections.