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FDA approves weight-loss drug for the first time in 13 years
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first drug to treat obesity in 13 years, a drug called lorcaserin, marketed as Belviq and made by Arena Pharmaceuticals. “The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride), as an addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise,…
U.S. panel gives nod to new obesity drug
WASHINGTON — A panel of independent experts on Thursday urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the first new anti-obesity drug in more than a decade — Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals. The committee voted 18-4 in favor of the drug, which works to control the appetite through…
U.S. approves new drug for rare cystic fibrosis
WASHINGTON — US regulators on Tuesday approved Kalydeco, a new, gene-targeted drug treatment for people who have a rare kind of the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis. Made by the Massachusetts-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Kalydeco (ivacaftor) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on a fast-track for drugs that…
US approves first heart pump for children
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first mechanical cardiac assist device for children that can help keep patients alive as they await a transplant. The EXCOR Pediatric System, made by German company Berlin Heart, can be sized to fit young people from newborns to teenagers. “This is…
U.S. approves drug for middle-of-the-night insomniacs
The US Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, approved Wednesday medication specifically designed for those who wake up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep. Intermezzo, manufactured by Transcept Pharmaceuticals of California, is a lower-dose formulation of zolpidem, first approved in the United States in…
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