Lea Eslava-Kim, PharmD

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for Rayaldee (calcifediol modified-release capsules, Opko) for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and vitamin D insufficiency.

Sanofi announced that the Phase 3 trial of the fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine 100 units/mL and lixisenatide met its primary endpoint in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted CSL Behring’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for its novel investigational recombinant factor VIII single-chain (rVIII-SingleChain) for the treatment of hemophilia A.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for lenvatinib for use in patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who were previously treated with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for grazoprevir/elbasvir (Merck) for the treatment of adult patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes (GT) 1, 4, or 6.

Eli Lilly announced the continuation of the Phase 3 trial of evacetrapib in participants with high-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

Adapt Pharma announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Narcan (naloxone) Nasal Spray for the treatment of opioid overdose.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to Osmolex ER (amantadine HCl extended release tablets; Osmotica) for the treatment of levodopa induced dyskinesia (LID) for patients with Parkinson’s disease.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to BMS-663068 (Bristol-Myers Squibb), when used in combination with other antiretroviral (ARV) agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in heavily treatment-experienced adult patients.