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Eisai, Inc's Fycompa
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved Fycompa (perampanel) tablets as an adjunctive therapy for adult patients with epilepsy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures.
Gilead Sciences, Inc’s Truvada
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Truvada (emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disproxil fumarate 300 mg) in combination with safer sex practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Genetech's Erivedge
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved Erivedge (vismodegib) for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma in adult patients.
Merck & Co Inc's Isentress
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA has expanded the indication of Merck's Isentress (raltegravir) to include pediatric patients.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc’s Kalydeco
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc's Kalydeco (ivacaftor) tablets for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients who are 6 years and older.
Bristol-Myers Squibb's Sprycel
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
Bristol-Myers Squibb's Sprycel (dasatinib) tablets were approved by the FDA for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase.
Lundbeck, Inc’s Onfi
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved Lundbeck, Inc's Onfi (clobazam) as an adjunctive treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in patients that are 2 years and older.
Gilead Sciences, Inc's Complera
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
Gilead Sciences, Inc's Complera received approval from the FDA for use as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-naïve adults.
Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved a subcutaneous formulation of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia (abatacept) for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
Genentech's Zelboraf
Monica Holmberg, PharmD, BCPS
The FDA approved Genentech's Zelboraf (vermurafenib) for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation.
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