From the Stanley Conference: Options expand for bipolar disorder

Yesintek is the latest Stelara biosimilar to gain FDA approval and it will be available in February 2025.

In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.

Vutrisiran is the generic form of previously approved Amvuttra. The FDA’s target date for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy is March 23, 2025.

Whether this proposed rule actually has any impact remains to be seen, especially with a new administration led by Donald Trump’s new health appointees.

Imkeldi is a new formulation of imatinib approved as a strawberry-flavored, shelf-stable liquid designed to be more appealing to a wider range of patients, pediatric patients included.

Attruby (acoramidis) is a small molecule approved to treat adults with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. It will have a list price of $18,759 for a month’s supply.