FDA News

FDA to Convene Advisory Committee on Brexpiprazole-Sertraline for Adult PTSD
January 10, 2025

The adcomm meeting is expected to happen in the first half of 2025, and means the FDA expects to miss the target PDUFA date.

FDA Accepts Protocol for Annovis Bio’s Buntanetap Phase 3 Alzheimer Disease Trial
January 09, 2025

Buntanetap is an oral molecule designed to inhibit the production of multiple neurotoxic proteins and is under investigation for treatment of Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

FDA Updates RSV Vaccine Labels to Include Guillain-Barré Syndrome Warning
January 08, 2025

The FDA approved the addition of Guillain-Barré syndrome warnings for Abrysvo and Arexvy, citing postmarketing data suggesting an increased risk.

FDA Proposes Sustained 5% Weight Loss to Establish Efficacy of New Antiobesity Medications
January 08, 2025

In an unusual step, the agency's draft guidance recommends the efficacy benchmark for drug approval while emphasizing clinical trial structure and cohort development.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Posdinemab for Early Alzheimer's Disease
January 08, 2025

Johnson & Johnson's posdinemab aims to slow tau pathology in early and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease populations.

FDA OKs Tapinarof Cream, 1% for Atopic Dermatitis In Patients Aged 2 Years and Older: Daily Dose
January 08, 2025

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FDA Greenlights New Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: Daily Dose
January 06, 2025

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Lexicon Receives Complete Response Letter for Sotagliflozin in Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
January 03, 2025

In November 2024, an FDA advisory committee said the benefits of sotagliflozin do not outweigh the risks in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

FDA Approves First Generic of Liraglutide Injection to Improve Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
December 23, 2024

The FDA has approved the first generic once-daily GLP-1 injection for the improvement of glycemic control for type 2 diabetes in patients 10 years and up.

FDA Adds Black Box Warning to Fezolinetant Label, Advising of Rare but Serious Liver Injury
December 23, 2024

The black box warning, the agency's most prominent alert, follows earlier additions to the original fezolinetant label about hepatic injury and regular LFT testing.