Drug Approvals

Health & Wellness 4 min The First Approved Drug for MCT8 Deficiency Treats the Body's Excess Hormone, Not the Brain The FDA approved Egetis's Emcitate (tiratricol) on 28 September. It lowers the thyroid hormone that builds up... AM Amelia Wong 30 Sep Health & Wellness 3 min Tavapadon, a Parkinson's Drug Aimed at Different Dopamine Receptors, Wins FDA Approval AbbVie's Juvmo, tavapadon, is the first to target D1 and D5 receptors. It beat placebo in three trials but was... AM Amelia Wong 29 Sep Health & Wellness 4 min The FDA Approved a Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Lilly's Onswik lowered blood sugar about as well as daily insulin in four trials. It is not recommended for ty... AM Amelia Wong 28 Sep Health & Wellness 4 min The FDA Approved a Third Drug for a Disease That Turns Muscle Into Bone Atebrioz joins two earlier treatments for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, one approved five weeks ago.... AM Amelia Wong 27 Sep Health & Wellness 5 min A Korean Group's US Subsidiary Wins FDA Approval for a Bile-Duct Cancer Drug Lyrfigtu shrank tumours in 46 per cent of patients in a trial with no comparison group. HLB calls it a first f... AM Amelia Wong 27 Sep