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FDA Approves Spravato Nasal Spray for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Drugs.com

Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- The U.S.

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Galderma wins FDA approval for skin condition treatment

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Nemluvio is now cleared for adults with the chronic itching condition prurigo nodularis, making it a competitor to Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent.

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

PLOS: DNA Science

FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. A gene-based treatment would have to alter many cells to exert a noticeable effect.

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Madrigal, FDA approval in hand, outlines plan to sell MASH drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company expects initial uptake of Rezdiffra, which costs $47,400 per year, to be slow as doctors and insurers establish the protocols needed to find patients eligible for treatment.

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Nestle gives up on peanut allergy treatment after sluggish sales

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The FDA-approved therapy, called Palforzia, was little used, leading Nestle to abandon a business it had secured in a $2.6 billion deal three years ago.

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University Hospitals now offering FDA-approved medication for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) Brain Health & Memory Center is now treating patients with LEQEMBI® (lecanemab), a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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FDA Approves Landmark Sickle Cell Gene Therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia

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Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two milestone gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment ever approved that uses gene-editing technology. FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- The U.S. Casgevy, developed by Vertex.