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July 14, 2022 · Clinical Team
Effective June 30, 2022, Zelnorm 6 mg tablet will no longer be produced and marketed in the United States, as announced by its manufacturer, Alfasigma USA, Inc. Read more...
July 06, 2022 · Clinical Team
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Quviviq (daridorexant) 25 mg and 50 mg tablets on January 10, 2022. Manufactured by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc., this sedative/hypnotic is indicated for the treatment of adults with insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance. Read more...
February 17, 2022 · Clinical Team
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on January 12, 2022, regarding a potential risk of dental problems with orally-dissolving buprenorphine medications. Buprenorphine is a mixed opiate agonist-antagonist used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain. Read more...
February 10, 2022 · Clinical Team
In October 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a higher-dose naloxone hydrochloride (HCl) injection - ZIMHI™ (5 mg/0.5 mL) - to treat opioid analgesic overdose. ZIMHI is designed to be administered in the muscle (intramuscular) or under the skin (subcutaneous) using a single-dose, prefilled syringe that delivers 5 mg of naloxone HCl solution. Read more...
December 09, 2021 · Clinical Team
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new medication to prevent episodic migraine (fewer than fifteen headache days per month) on September 28, 2021. This approval allows AbbVie, Inc. to market Qulipta - a once daily oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist - for migraine prevention. Qulipta is not indicated for the acute treatment of migraines like other oral CGRP receptor antagonists on the market, such as Ubrelvy™ (ubrogepant) and Nurtec® ODT (rimegepant). Qulipta is the second oral CGRP receptor antagonist to be approved for prevention of episodic migraine. Read more...
November 18, 2021 · Clinical Team
In April 2021, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare released a new, over-the counter (OTC) medication called Zantac 360°. Read more...
May 12, 2021 · Clinical Team
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a higher-dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray – Kloxxado™ (8 mg) – on April 30, 2021. Naloxone is indicated for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid analgesic overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system (CNS) depression, for adults and pediatric patients. Read more...
May 07, 2021 · Clinical Team
Pregabalin extended-release (ER) tablets, the generic formulation of Lyrica® CR, was released on April 13, 2021, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more...
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