Extended-Release Buprenorphine Receives FDA Green Light

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an extended-release buprenorphine injection, sold as Brixadi, as a treatment for moderate to severe opioid use disorder. The drug is available as a weekly or monthly formulation in varying doses, providing “a new option for people in recovery who may benefit from a weekly injection to maintain treatment adherence,” the FDA wrote in an announcement.

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Giugno 2023

FDA Greenlights Automated Insulin Dosing System for Type 1 Diabetes

An insulin pump and dosing software from Beta Bionics were recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for managing type 1 diabetes in people aged 6 years or older. Together, the pump, software, and a previously approved continuous glucose monitor form an “automated insulin dosing system” called the iLet Bionic Pancreas, the FDA announced in a statement.

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Giugno 2023

Nonhormone Treatment for Menopausal Hot Flashes Receives FDA Approval

The nonhormonal drug fezolinetant is the first of its kind to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate to severe hot flashes—periods of sweating, flushing, and chills—associated with menopause, the agency announced in a statement. Fezolinetant, marketed as Veozah, targets the neurokinin 3 receptor to restore the brain’s regulation of body temperature.

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Giugno 2023

FDA Greenlights First Drug for Agitation Related to Alzheimer Disease

Brexpiprazole, marketed as Rexulti, was granted supplemental approval on May 11 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating agitation linked with Alzheimer disease, the most common cause of dementia. Approval for the drug is based on results from 2 phase 3 randomized clinical trials that showed “statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements” in caregiver-reported agitation symptoms for patients receiving 2 or 3 mg of brexpiprazole compared with those receiving a placebo, according to the FDA’s statement.

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Giugno 2023