FDA Roundup: Nasal Spray for Gastroparesis in Women
June 8th 2018This week, the FDA received an application for a metoclopramide nasal spray and a receptor agonist for hypoactive sexual desire disorder, approved baricitinib on its second try, and granted Priority Review to emicizumab for hemophilia A.
FDA Roundup: The First Prosthetic Iris
June 1st 2018This week, the FDA approved the first standalone prosthetic iris, granted priority review to a pediatric anti-epileptic and a postpartum depression drug, accepted another try from an opioid use disorder drug, and announced new plans against the opioid epidemic.
MDNN: Cinnamon-Flavored E-Cigarettes, Hypertension Prevalence, Right-to-Try Law
May 25th 2018This week on MDNN: Cinnamon flavoring in e-cigarettes has been found to disrupt the lungs’ anti-bacterial defense system, new hypertension guidelines have increased the condition's prevalence, and the US Congress passed a right-to-try bill.