FDA Alerts

Treatment
Treatment
02/02/2018
The FDA has expanded the indication for a drug formerly approved for the treatment of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract infections.
02/02/2018
Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
01/31/2018
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new oral liquid therapy for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and Staphylococcus aureus-associated enterocolitis.
01/31/2018
opioids
opioids
01/12/2018
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded a 2017 contraindication for opioid-containing cough and cold products, which initially only restricted their use in children younger than 12 years.
01/12/2018
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
12/22/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor for the improvement of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
12/22/2017
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
12/22/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new option to treat dangerously low blood pressure in adult patients with septic or other distributive shock.
12/22/2017
eye disorders
eye disorders
12/19/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment option for patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
12/19/2017
Arthritis
Arthritis
12/15/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a drug for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis.
12/15/2017
FDA
FDA
12/14/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a biosimilar to a drug used for the treatment of various autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn disease.
12/14/2017
Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases
12/12/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the first treatment option for patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
12/12/2017
COPD
COPD
12/06/2017
The FDA has approved a new option for the long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
12/06/2017