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FDA Approves Susvimo for Diabetic Macular Edema

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Food and Drug Administration has approved Susvimo (ranibizumab) 100 mg/mL for treating diabetic macular edema.Susvimo is the first and only FDA-approved treatment shown to maintain vision in people with diabetic. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 -- The U.S.

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FDA Approves TNKase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults.TNKase is delivered as a single five-second. THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 -- The U.S.

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FDA Approves Updated COVID Shots for Fall

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22, 2024 -- Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.This year's approval for the updated mRNA vaccines comes much sooner than happened in 2023, when fall. THURSDAY, Aug.

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FDA Approves Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections

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Food and Drug Administration has approved Blujepa (gepotidacin) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in adult women (weighing 40 kg or more) and children (12 years and older. TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 -- The U.S.

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FDA Approves New COVID Booster Shots

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MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days. The COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and.

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BioMarin finally secures FDA approval of hemophilia gene therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

After a prolonged journey, the medicine, known as Roctavian, is now cleared for certain patients with hemophilia A, the more common form of the rare bleeding disorder.

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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's, Kisunla

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TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 -- A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early.