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Drugs & Therapeutics: Approval of generic glucagon for management of hypoglycemia

Approval of generic glucagon for management of hypoglycemia Prepared by: Kristal Matlock, Preneet Cheema Brar, Molly Regelmann UpToDate as of: 1/20/2021 On December 28, 2020, the…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Setmelanotide

Setmelanotide Prepared by: Anshu Gupta, MD, MS and Brenda Kohn, MD Up-to-date as of December 14, 2020 On November 27, 2020, setmelanotide (IMCIVREE™; Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.),…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Saxenda (Liraglutide) Approved for Adolescent Obesity

Saxenda (Liraglutide) Approved for Adolescent Obesity Prepared by: Laura Page, MD and Shilpa Mehta, MD Up to date as of December 10, 2020 On December 4,…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Hydrocortisone Granules

Hydrocortisone Granules (Alkindi Sprinkle) Prepared by: Takara Stanley, Seth Marks and Kyriakie Sarafoglou Up to date as of: November 4, 2020 On September 29, 2020, the…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Liraglutide

Prepared by: Vandana Raman, Shilpa Mehta, and Amit Lahoti. Last Updated on: 8/11/20 Liraglutide is a long-acting analog of human glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1. It was approved…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Burosumab Twza (Crysvita – Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals)

Prepared by Bhuvana Sunil, MD and Ambika Ashraf, MD Burosumab twza (Crysvita – Ultragenyx pharmaceuticals) is an injectable recombinant IgG1 human monoclonal antibody preparation neutralizing fibroblast…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Semglee

Prepared by Christine Yu and Amit Lahoti Semglee™ is a new biosimilar insulin with an identical amino-acid sequence to insulin glargine. Semglee™, co-developed by Mylan Inc.…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Freestyle Libre 2

Prepared by: Seth Marks and Amit Lahoti Updated July 22, 2020 The FreeStyle Libre 2 is the second generation of Abbott Laboratories’ flash glucose monitoring system.…

Drugs & Therapeutics: Riomet ER™

Riomet ER™ (metformin hydrochloride for extended-release oral suspension) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on August 29, 2019 and became available in…