FDA Alerts

Leukemia
Leukemia
08/01/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia who have IDH2 mutations.
08/01/2017
smoking
smoking
07/31/2017
To address growing public health concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration is designing a new plan to serve as a roadmap for regulating tobacco products in the future, in order to reduce smoking...
07/31/2017
Melanoma
Melanoma
07/24/2017
The FDA has expanded the approval of an intravenous injection for the treatment of metastatic or unresectable melanoma to include use in pediatric patients.
07/24/2017
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
07/21/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first subcutaneous self-infection treatment option for patients with active SLE.
07/21/2017
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
07/18/2017
After clinical trials demonstrated its efficacy and safety, the FDA has approved a new treatment option for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus without cirrhosis or with mild cirrhosis.
07/18/2017
FDA
FDA
07/18/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new treatment option for patients with early stage HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer. For recommended dosage and common adverse events, read...
07/18/2017
Psoriasis
Psoriasis
07/14/2017
After clinical trials demonstrated its efficacy, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a biologic therapy for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
07/14/2017
Leukemia
Leukemia
07/12/2017
After clinical trials demonstrated a superior overall survival compared with standard care, the US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Blincyto.
07/12/2017
sickle cell disease
sickle cell disease
07/07/2017
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new oral treatment for adult and pediatric patients with sickle cell disease.
07/07/2017
opioids
opioids
07/07/2017
Following an FDA-issued withdrawal request, an abuse-deterrent opioid will be removed from the market.
07/07/2017