Drugs & Therapeutics: Libre DUO® 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System 

New Drugs and Therapeutics Update: Libre DUO® 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System  Prepared by Evan Graber, DO; Edited by Neha Patel, DO  On…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Afrezza – Rapid-Acting Inhaled Insulin Approved for Children ≥ 6 Years Old with Diabetes 

Afrezza: Rapid-Acting Inhaled Insulin Approved for Children ≥ 6 Years Old with Diabetes  Prepared on behalf of PES Drugs and Therapeutics Committee by Pranav Gupta, MD and edited…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Teplizumab Approval Expanded to Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes (Ages 8-17) 

New Meds and Tech from the D&T Committee: Teplizumab Approval Expanded to Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes (Ages 8-17)  Prepared on behalf of PES Drugs and Therapeutics Committee by…

Drugs & Therapeutics: IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide) injection 

New Meds and tech from D&T Committee: IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide) injection  Prepared by Daniel Mak, MD; Edited by Neha Patel, DO  On March 19, 2026, the FDA approved and…

Drugs & Therapeutics: DESMODA™ (desmopressin acetate) Oral Solution 

New Drugs and Therapeutics Update: DESMODA™ (desmopressin acetate) Oral Solution  Prepared by Daniel Mak, MD  DESMODA® (desmopressin acetate) Oral Solution  On February 25th, 2026, the FDA…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Mounjaro (tirzepatide) approved in Pediatrics 

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) approved in Pediatrics  Prepared on behalf of PES Drugs and Therapeutics Committee by, Evan Graber, DO, Emily Breidbart, MD, and Neha Patel, DO. Based on…

Drugs & Therapeutics: CRENESSITY (crinecerfont) capsules and oral solution

New Drugs and Therapeutics Update CRENESSITY (crinecerfont) capsules and oral solution On December 13, 2024, the FDA approved CRENESSITYTM (crinecerfont) as adjunctive treatment to glucocorticoid replacement…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Twiist Insulin Pump

New Device Announcement. The twiist™ Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) system has received clearance from FDA 510(k), although the launch date is unclear. This insulin pump has…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Generic Victoza®

Generic Victoza® Teva pharmaceuticals launched a generic version of Victoza® (liraglutide injection 1.8mg ) The generic will cost $469.60 for a pack of two pens and…

Drugs & Therapeutics: EVKEEZA©

In March 2023, the FDA extended the approval of Evinacumab (EVKEEZA©) to children 5-11 years with familial homozygous hypercholesteremia. Evinacumab had been previously approved for 12…