Study examines economic impact of fixed-dose combination therapies for hypertension

CSL Behring’s Andembry is now approved as a subcutaneous, self-injection for hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients ages 12 and older and will be available by the end of June 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.

Wyost and Jubbonti are interchangeable with Xgeva/Prolia and are approved for all of the same indications in bone cancer and osteoporosis.

A second patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has died from acute liver failure after receiving the gene therapy Elevidys.

In an interview, James D. Chambers, Ph.D., from Tufts Medical Center, talks about the factors that are impacting the biosimilar market.

The FDA has accepted a New Drug Application for zoliflodacin, a first-in-class oral antibiotic for treating uncomplicated gonorrhea, offering a potential new option amid rising antibiotic resistance.