Remove FDA Approval Remove Hormones Remove Medicine
article thumbnail

AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Safety and tolerability were in line with that observed in prior trials and the known profiles of the medicines. A prior orchiectomy or receipt of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs was also necessary. The PROpel study included 796 mCRPC patients who had not received prior chemotherapy or NHAs in the mCRPC setting.

article thumbnail

Neurocrine Biosciences’ Crenessity Approved as First New Treatment in Decades for Rare Genetic Disorder CAH

XTalks

The therapy is approved to be used in combination with glucocorticoid replacement therapies (steroids) to control androgen levels in adults and pediatric patients four years of age and older with classic CAH. Currently, the standard treatment for CAH involves glucocorticoids, which replace cortisol and help regulate hormone levels.

Genetics 116
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval

pharmaphorum

GLP-1 and GIP are hormones involved in blood sugar control and Mounjaro, a first-in-class medicine that activates both GLP-1 and GIP receptors, demonstrated improved blood sugar control. The post Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval appeared first on.

article thumbnail

Jesduvroq (daprodustat) is FDA Approved for Anemia due to Chronic Kidney Disease

XTalks

GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Jesduvroq (daprodustat), a new once-a-day oral treatment for anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The approval is currently only for adult patients who have been undergoing dialysis for at least four months.

article thumbnail

Can the FDA keep the momentum going for rare disease drug approvals?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, the FDA approved only 37 new medicines, an underwhelming number compared to 98 in 2018. However, while only around 34% of the approvals in 2018 were for orphan drugs, 54% new approvals in 2022 were for drugs to treat rare diseases. T3 is a major hormone in the blood that regulates thyroid levels.

Drugs 317
article thumbnail

FDA Approves Pfizer’s NGENLA™, a Long-Acting Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Pfizer’s NGENLA™, a Long-Acting Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency NEW YORK & MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pfizer Inc. The approval of NGENLA will be significant for children with growth hormone deficiency in the U.S. NYSE: PFE) and OPKO Health Inc.

article thumbnail

FDA Approves Femlyv as First Dissolvable Oral Contraceptive

XTalks

Norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol are legacy drugs that have been approved since 1968 in a swallowable tablet form for the prevention of pregnancy. The tablet consists of two hormones: norethindrone acetate, a type of progestin, and ethinyl estradiol, a synthetic form of estrogen.