New Drugs Approved
A recent study compared magnetic seizure therapy (MST) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depressive disorder. Both treatments were effective in reducing depression symptoms, but MST showed advantages in memory, thinking, and faster recovery after treatment. Published in Translational Psy
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What Did the Research Discover? Researchers investigated whether COVID-19 infection increases the long-term risk of developing autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders. The study included 6,912,427 participants in South Korea, with 3,145,388 individuals who had COVID-19 and 3,767,039 who did not. The participants were
2023 Approvals
What is JESDUVROQ prescribed for? To treat anemia caused by chronic kidney disease for adults on dialysis for at least four months. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? JESDUVROQ (generic name: daprodustat), pronounced “jez–DOOV–rok,” is a type of medicine that helps people
2023 Approvals
What is ORSERDU prescribed for? For treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men, with ERpositive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy What is the name of the drug and what does it do? ORSERDU (generic name: elacestrant), pronounced
2023 Approvals
What is Sohonos prescribed for? Sohonos is prescribed to reduce the volume of new heterotopic ossification in adults and pediatric patients (aged 8 years and older for females and 10 years and older for males) with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. What is the name of the drug and what does it
2023 Approvals
What is XDEMVY prescribed for? XDEMVY is prescribed to treat a parasitic infection of the eye (Demodex blepharitis) that can especially affect the eyelids. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? XDEMVY, pronounced X-DEM-VEE, (generic name: lotilaner) is a prescription medication approved for the treatment
2023 Approvals
What is Leqembi prescribed for? Leqembi is prescribed to treat Alzheimer’s disease for people in the early stages of the disease. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Leqembi (generic name: lecanemab-irmb), pronounced “leh-kem’-bee,
2024 Approvals
What is Dupixent prescribed for? DUPIXENT (generic name: dupilumab), pronounced DU-pix-ent is prescribed for children aged 1 year and older to treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic inflammatory condition of the esophagus. EoE is caused by a buildup of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, which leads to damage
2024 Approvals
What is Amtagvi prescribed for? Amtagvi is prescribed to treat adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma previously treated with a PD-1 blocking antibody, and if BRAF V600 mutation positive, a BRAF inhibitor with or without a MEK inhibitor. What is the name of the drug and what does it
2023 Approvals
What is Elevidys prescribed for? To treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who are 4 years of age and older and have a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Elevidys (generic name: delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), pronounced "el-eh-vid-iss,
2024 Approvals
What is Xolair prescribed for? Xolair is prescribed to treat food allergy in people 1 year of age and older to reduce allergic reactions that may occur after accidentally eating one or more foods to which you are allergic. What is the name of the drug and what does it
2024 Approvals
What is TRYVIO prescribed for? TRYVIO is a prescription medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults who are taking other high blood pressure medicines and whose blood pressure is not well controlled. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? TRYVIO pronounced try-vee-oh,