Politics and Policy

If approved, Linzess would be the first prescription therapy for functional constipation in children and adolescents 6 to 17 years of age.

Adstiladrin offers an alternative to bladder removal surgery for patients who are at high risk of recurrence and metastatic cancer.

Iyuzeh is a preservative-free formulation of latanoprost and doesn’t need to be stored at refrigerated temperatures. It will be available in the second half of 2023.

HyBryte is a photodynamic therapy. The active ingredient, synthetic hypericin, is topically applied to skin lesions that is taken up by the malignant T-cells and activated by visible light.

This is the eighth biosimilar to reference the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira that will launch in 2023.

The agency has extended the review time by three months for Lynparza in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone.

Spending climbed by 2.7% in 2021. In 2020, it soared by 10.3%, fueled by federal government spending in response to the pandemic. The blizzard of calculations of 2021 healthcare spending by CMS’ actuaries also provides further evidence that utilization of healthcare services bounced back in 2021.

Building on the success of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a phase 1 trial of a combined flu-COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA issued an accelerated approval for Mirati’s Krazati for patients with KRAS-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. The agency also approved a companion diagnostic to identify eligible patients.

A phase 3 study demonstrated that Onpattro improved functional capacity, health status and quality of life compared with placebo in this patient population.

The acceptance of Biogen’s application follows regulator’s acceptance of an application by Fresenius Kabi for another Actemra biosimilar.

The bivalent vaccines add the omicron variant BA.4 and BA.5 to the original SARS-CoV-2 and a component of omicron lineage BA.1.

Talquetamab is a bispecific antibody that targets both CD3 on T cells and GPRC5D, which is overexpressed on myeloma cells.

Oncopeptides disagrees with the FDA about Pepaxto and will make a decision about next steps by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

If approved the vaccine, RSVpreF, would be available for people 60 years of age and older. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date for a decision is in May 2023.

TauRx’s oral anti-tau therapy HMTM has shown in a phase 3 trial that it can stabilize cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

A Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date for pegunigalsidase alfa is set for May 9, 2023.

If approved, clotrimazole would be the first topical drug indicated to treat otomycosis, an ear infection caused by a fungus.

In October, an FDA advisory committee voted against omburtamab, saying the trials didn’t show evidence that the therapy improves overall survival.

SUL-DUR is a targeted antibiotic designed to treat serious drug-resistant infections. The target PDUFA date is May 29, 2023, and the FDA plans to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss this application.

Brexafemme is a non-azole oral antifungal now approved to both treat and prevent recurrent yeast infections in women.

I/Ontak is an engineered IL-2-diphtheria toxin fusion protein. The PDUFA target action date is Sept. 28, 2023.

Rebyota is the first fecal microbiota product to prevent recurrence of C. diff infection, a serious and potentially life-threatening disease.

If approved, Evkeeza would be the first treatment to help children as young as 5 years old control high LDL cholesterol caused by homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. The FDA target action date is March 30, 2023.

A confirmatory trial of Tecentriq in urothelial carcinoma failed to meet the co-primary endpoint of overall survival.

If approved, reproxalap would be the first inhibitor of RASP, which contributes to ocular inflammation and changes in tear lipid composition.

If approved, SRP-9001 (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) would be the first gene therapy for Duchenne. The FDA action date is May 29, 2023.

An advisory committee had voted against poziotinib to treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer with HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations.

AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive® about Preapproval Information Exchange (PIE) Act of 2022, which would allow drug manufacturers to share information about a drug with payers before the drug is approved. Cantrell says passage of the PIE Act would speed up patient access to new medications.

An FDA decision on Takeda’s dengue vaccine TAK-003 is expected within six months.