Namenda (Memantine) Forest

Gomekli is the second ever FDA-approved treatment for rare tumor disease, NF1-PN and the first to be approved for both adult and pediatric patients.

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.

Just as Andrew Witty of UnitedHealth Group did in a call with investors last month, CVS Health’s CEO David Joyner defended the role of PBMs in healthcare.

The PDUFA action date for an FDA decision for linvoseltamab to treat adult patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma is July 10, 2025.

Emblaveo will be available in the third quarter of 2025 to treat patients with intra-abdominal infections, a common cause of sepsis in the intensive care unit.

Regulators have set a goal of Aug. 12, 2025, for brensocatib to treat patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease.