Xipere Now Available for Macular Edema Associated With Uveitis
Xipere approval was based on data from the phase 3 PEACHTREE trial, which included 160 patients with macular edema associated with anterior-, intermediate-, posterior-, or pan-uveitis.
Xipere approval was based on data from the phase 3 PEACHTREE trial, which included 160 patients with macular edema associated with anterior-, intermediate-, posterior-, or pan-uveitis.
FDA Advisory Committee votes on whether the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine should be authorized in 5 to 11 year olds; The Moderna vaccine elicits strong antibody responses in pediatrics; Trial results shed light on booster dose efficacy; Shingrix is recommended for immunocompromised patients; A novel treatment is approved for macular edema associated with uveitis; And Pepaxto is withdrawn following new findings.
The approval was based on data from the pivotal phase 3 PEACHTREE trial, the phase 3 MAGNOLIA study, and the open-label safety AZALEA trial.
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Clearside Biomedical announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for Xipere (triamcinolone acetonide ophthalmic suspension) for Suprachoroidal Injection for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis.
EyePoint announced the launch of Yutiq (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant) for the treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye. The product was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2018. Yutiq is a sterile non-bioerodible intravitreal implant containing fluocinolone acetonide 0.18mg in a 36-month sustained-release drug delivery system.…
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