Concerns Raised Over False Claims in Direct-to-Consumer Online Marketing of Ketamine
November 8th 2023The online promotion of intravenous infusions and oral forms of subanesthetic ketamine for the treatment of mental health conditions has been found to frequently carry misleading or false information.
Sanofi Issues Update on Shortages of Beyfortus for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
November 7th 2023Due to a higher than anticipated demand, Sanofi is carefully managing distribution of 50 mg doses of Beyfortus in the private market to fulfill existing orders and provide equitable access to remaining doses for the vaccine that protects infants against respiratory syncytial virus.
FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Abatacept to Treat Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
November 1st 2023Abatacept is indicated across multiple inflammatory conditions, including for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, pediatric patients with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and active juvenile psoriatic arthritis.
FDA Approves Interchangeable Ustekinumab Biosimilar for Inflammatory Diseases
November 1st 2023The FDA granted Wezlana with interchangeable designation after clinical trials found no clinically significant differences in safety and efficacy for the indicated conditions across multiple inflammatory diseases.
FDA Approves Keytruda Plus Chemotherapy for Biliary Tract Cancer
November 1st 2023The approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda; Merck) combined with gemcitabine and cisplatin for the treatment locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer is the sixth sixth indication for the anti-PD-1 therapy for gastrointestinal cancers.