FDA Accelerates Approval for Rare Kidney Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for Novartis’ Vanrafia (atrasentan) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) at risk of rapid disease progression.

Diagnosing and Treating Infant Botulism

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Since the approval of BabyBIG, the only treatment for this rare but life-threatening disease affecting infants mostly under 6 months, the mortality rate is now less than 15 percent.

FDA Approves New Medication for Acute Pain

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceutical’s Journavx (suzetrigine), a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe acute pain.

CSL Begins Enrollment for Hizentra Study for POTS

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CSL Ltd. has begun enrolling U.S. patients in a Phase III late-stage randomized control trial to assess whether Hizentra subcutaneous immune globulin (SCIG) can alleviate symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — a blood circulation disorder that is one of the most common and disabling symptoms of long COVID with no approved therapies. The […]