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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. Duvyzat reigns in HDAC activity, slowing the cascade of events leading to muscle deterioration. Adding and removing acetyls is an epigenetic change, because it leaves untouched the underlying DNA sequence.

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Fitusiran

New Drug Approvals

2] Fitusiran was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2025. [2] 1] [2] Adverse effects The US Food and Drug Administration prescription label for fitusiran contains a boxed warning for thrombotic events (blood clotting) and gallbladder disease (with some recipients requiring gallbladder removal). [2] 26 March 2025.

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SAR | Structure Activity Relationships

Collaborative Drug

CDD Vault provides conventional SAR tables of course, but it also gives you access to data from multiple public sources for comparison with hundreds of published sources, including popular MLSMR, GlaxoSmithKline TCAMs, and FDA-Approved Re-purposed Drugs data sets.

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. It’s very exciting to see this treatment go from being an experimental therapy used at my daughter’s bedside to now being FDA approved. Related Articles: Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) FDA Approval History. NEW YORK, Nov. Source link.

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FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. The speed and rigor with which Veklury has been developed and approved in the U.S.

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Evaluating the Abuse Potential of Lenabasum, a Selective CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist [Behavioral Pharmacology]

ASPET

Secondary VAS and pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints and adverse events were assessed. Drug Liking and all other VAS outcomes were greatest for nabilone 3mg and 6mg, which is a currently FDA-approved medication. Three doses of lenabasum (20, 60, and 120mg) were compared to placebo, and nabilone (3 and 6mg).

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) on the face or scalp. The FDA approval of Klisyri is a significant milestone for Athenex.