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FDA approves once-weekly Sogroya® for the treatment of children living with growth hormone deficiency

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FDA approves once-weekly Sogroya® for the treatment of children living with growth hormone deficiency Novo Nordisk announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Sogroya ® (somapacitan-beco) injection 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg for the treatment of children aged 2.5

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FDA Approves Myovant Drug as First-Ever Oral Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

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Because prostate cancer is fueled by testosterone production, both drugs decrease levels of the hormone in the body. . Orgovyx works by blocking the pituitary gland from making hormones that signal the amount of testosterone the body is able to make, causing medical castration.

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FDA Approves Orgovyx (relugolix) as the First Oral Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist for Advanced Prostate Cancer

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FDA Approves Orgovyx (relugolix) as the First Oral Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist for Advanced Prostate Cancer. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Orgovyx (relugolix) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced prostate cancer. BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. Indication.

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FDA Approves First Drug to Improve Growth in Children with Most Common Form of Dwarfism

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The FDA approved Voxzogo under the accelerated approval pathway, which allows for earlier approval of drugs that treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need, based on a surrogate or intermediate clinical endpoint. 3] Achondroplasia is caused by mutations in the FGFR3 gene. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.[1][2]

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ObsEva files uterine fibroid drug in US, chasing AbbVie, Myovant

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If approved, linzagolix will be the only drug in the class with a dosing regimen intended for women with uterine fibroids who cannot or do not want to take hormone therapy, as well as options for those women happy to do so, according to ObsEva.

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FDA Warns About Compounded Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

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Semaglutide acts as a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, mimicking the GLP-1 hormone released in the gastrointestinal tract after eating. GLP-1 stimulates insulin production, thus reducing blood glucose levels, and it interacts with the brain to suppress appetite and create a feeling of fullness. mg and 2.4

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Shortage Spurs Demand for Eli Lilly’s Diabetes Injection Mounjaro

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Demand for Lilly’s GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist Mounjaro is also rising because of high patient demand since the drug’s May 13 FDA approval and expanding insurance coverage. Novo has been struggling to keep up with the intense demand for Wegovy, resulting in supply shortages as it works to scale up production capacity. “We

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