Best Read Product Recall Stories of 2023
Recall Impacts Exela and Civica Brands
In total, 11 lots of three different products have been recalled because of silicone found in retained samples.
Several Lots of Sandimmune Involved in Two Recall Efforts
Crystal formation observed Sandimmune Oral Solution (cyclosporine), which is used to prevent organ rejection in kidney, liver, and heart allogeneic transplants.
Stability and Purity Issues Lead to Recall of Tydemy
One of the two recalled lots of the birth control tested high for a known impurity.
Subpotency Leads to Recall of 27 Lots of Tirosint-SOL
IBSA Pharma is recalling the hypothyroid medication because analyses showed lowered levels of levothyroxine in some lots.
FDA Warns About Certain Compounded Semaglutide Products
The FDA has received adverse event reports after patients have used compounded semaglutide that contains salt formulations, which are different active ingredients than that used in the agency-approved drugs for diabetes and weight loss.
FDA Approves Two More Denosumab Biosimilars, Conexxence and Bomyntra
March 27th 2025The fourth pair of denosumab biosimilars, Conexxence and Bomyntra, are expected to launch in the United States in mid 2025, as a result of a global settlement with Amgen, according to a company news release.
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FDA Approves First Drug for Excess Hunger in Prader-Willi Syndrome
March 27th 2025Vykat XR will be available in April to treat the intense hunger that is a hallmark of the rare genetic disease Prader-Willi syndrome. The price is based on a patient’s weight, and the average patient in the clinical trials would have had an average annual cost of $466,200 for the first year.
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FDA Approves Amvuttra for ATTR-CM in Extended Label
March 21st 2025This expanded indication for Amvuttra makes it the first and only FDA-approved treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR-PN) in adults.
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