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RECENT FDA APPROVALS
Drug Name Manufacturer
sotagliflozin (Inpefa™)
Lexicon cyclosporine (Vevye™)
Novaliq respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (Abrysvo™) Pfizer glofitamab-gxbm (Columvi™) Genentech
Description
New Drugs
• NDA approval 05/26/2023; Standard Review
• Indicated for adults with HF or T2DM, CKD, and other CV risk factors to reduce the risk of CV death, hospitalization for HF, and urgent HF visit
• Sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 1 and SGLT2 inhibitor
• Oral tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg
• Recommended initial dosage is 200 mg orally once daily not > 1 hour before the first meal of the day, titrated after ≥ 2 weeks to 400 mg once daily
• Product availability is expected by the end of June 2023
• 505(b)(2) NDA approval 05/30/2023; Standard Review
• Indicated to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in adults
• Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant
• Preservative-free ophthalmic solution: 0.1%
• Recommended dosage is 1 drop in each eye twice daily approximately 12 hours apart and separated from other eye drops by a 15-minute interval
• BLA approval 05/31/2023; Breakthrough Therapy, Priority Review
• Indicated for active immunization for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by RSV in adults ≥ 60 years of age
• Recombinant protein vaccine
• Lyophilized antigen component requires dilution with accompanying sterile water diluent in a prefilled syringe
• Recommended dosage is a single 0.5 mL IM dose
• Product availability is expected by Q3 2023
• BLA approval 06/15/2023; Accelerated Approval, Fast Track, Priority Review
• Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS) or large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) arising from follicular lymphoma, after ≥ 2 lines of systemic therapy; continued approval for this use may require demonstration of benefit in confirmatory clinical trials
• Bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager
• Single-dose vial: 2.5 mg/2.5 mL, 10 mg/10 mL
• HCP-administered IV infusion with step-up dosing on days 8 and 15 of cycle 1 (following day 1 pretreatment with obinutuzumab [Gazyva®]), then administered on day 1 of subsequent 21-day cycles for a maximum of 12 cycles or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
• Labeled with a boxed warning related to the risk of cytokine release syndrome
• Product availability is expected in Q3 2023