FDA News

FDA Adds New Warnings to Labeling for Ozempic
September 29, 2023

The addition of ileus as a potential adverse event associated with the GLP-1 mimetic is not the first required for the class by the regulator.

Pegozafermin Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
September 26, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration granted BTD to pegozafermin for the treatment of patients with NASH.

Empagliflozin Wins FDA Approval for the Treatment of Adults with CKD
September 22, 2023

Empagliflozin is approved to lower the risk of sustained decline in eGFR, end-stage kidney disease, CV death, and hospitalization in adults with CKD at risk of progression.

FDA Accepts Resmetirom NDA, Grants Priority Review, and Sets PDUFA Date
September 18, 2023

Resmetirom, a once-daily oral, thyroid hormone receptor (THR)-β selective agonist, targets key underlying NASH pathophysiology in the liver.

FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Monovalent Vaccines for 2023-2024
September 11, 2023

As COVID-19 hospitalizations increase at the opening of the respiratory virus season, the first "seasonal" vaccine against the virus is ready for roll-out, says the FDA.

Daily Dose: FDA Approves First Biosimilar for Multiple Sclerosis
August 29, 2023

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FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine for Use in Pregnant Individuals to Prevent LRTD in Infants
August 22, 2023

The FDA approved Abrysvo for use in pregnant individuals to prevent LRTD and severe LRTD caused by RSV in infants from birth through 6 months of age.

FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression
August 07, 2023

The US FDA approved zuranolone 50 mg as the first oral, once-daily treatment for postpartum depression in adults.

FDA Approves Second Naloxone Hydrochloride Nasal Spray for OTC, Nonprescription Use
July 31, 2023

RiVive™ nasal spray is the second nonprescription naloxone product approved by the FDA for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose.

FDA Approves Nirsevimab-alip Injection to Prevent RSV in Neonates, Infants
July 17, 2023

FDA approval of the monoclonal antibody against RSV follows the unanimous vote from the agency's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee.