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The investigational advanced melanoma combination therapy consisting of RP1 and nivolumab have a PDUFA action date of July 22, 2025.

Trump has reversed some of President Biden’s initiatives, including $2 monthly out-of-pocket cap on some generics and experimental pricing models for gene therapies. But so far the healthcare elements of the Inflation Reduction Act remain unchanged.

Datroway reduced disease progression by 37% when compared with chemotherapy.

CEO Andrew Witty promised that UnitedHealthcare would work to speed up turnaround times for approval of some procedures and services in Medicare Advantage plans.

Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy top the list of the newest drugs selected for Medicare Part D price negotiation, part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

More than half (53%) of patients reached remission after one year of Omvoh treatment and 46% experienced healing of the intestinal tract, when compared to placebo.

In an investor call, Andrew Witty promised full transparency and 100% pass-through rebates for prescription drugs by 2028.

If approved, subcutaneous autoinjector Leqembi will be the only Alzheimer's medication that can be administered at home. The FDA has set a goal date of Aug. 31, 2025.

The Federal Trade Commission suggests that PBMs profit from specialty generic drugs such as those for cancer and HIV and steer patients to their own pharmacies.

The target action date for Rexulti in combination with sertraline to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, originally planned for Feb. 8, 2025, will be delayed.

Kerenida is currently approved to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

Regulators say, however, the benefits of vaccination with Abrysvo and Arexvy in preventing respiratory syncytial virus continue to outweigh their risks.

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Independence Blue Cross has begun excluding coverage for 18 months for therapies — but not cancer drugs — that have an accelerated approval based on a surrogate endpoint.

Deramiocel is a cell therapy that has healing effects in muscle cells. If approved, deramiocel would be a once-quarterly therapy and the first specifically approved for cardiomyopathy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

FDA officials have set a review date of June 30, 2025, to review avutometinib in combination with defactinib to treat patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

In November 2024, a regulatory advisory board said the benefits of Zynquista does not outweigh the risks in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Opdivo Qvantig is the first subcutaneously administered PD-1 inhibitor approved by the FDA. It is expected to be available in early January 2025 and will be priced at parity to the IV version of Opdivo.

Liraglutide injection is now approved for adult and pediatric patients ages 10 and up, proving another option amid the GLP-1 shortage.

Up to half of obstructive sleep apnea patients taking Zepbound had no symptoms after one year of treatment, averaging 25 fewer breathing interruptions per hour.

If approved, Molbreevi could be the first FDA-approved treatment for patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a rare lung disease.

Tryngolza is once-monthly, subcutaneous RNA-targeted therapy and is expected to be available by the end of the year with a price of $595,000.

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review assessed the formularies of 11 payers, covering 57 million people, to determine access for drugs that the organization had reviewed in 2022 for cost-effectiveness.

Originally approved in 2009, Stelara patents began expiring in 2023, leading to an influx of recent biosimilars.

The boxed warning follows a safety warning the FDA issued in September about the risk of liver injury from the use of Veozah to treat hot flashes.