FDA grants priority review to TB drug

More than half of those survey by KFF who were disenrolled from Medicaid said they put off needed medical care because of costs.

Jeffrey Casberg, M.S., R.Ph., a senior vice president of clinical pharmacy at IPD Analytics LLC, a drug intelligence firm that advises payers and pharmaceutical companies, talks about how payers are thinking about weight-loss drugs.

Fasenra is now approved to treat patients aged 6 and older with eosinophilic asthma, a rare form of asthma.

The FDA is reviewing two novel therapies: a psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD with a target action date of Aug. 11, 2024, and therapy for schizophrenia that does not directly block dopamine receptors with an action date of Sept. 26, 2024.

Ventegra, which provides drug benefit solutions, is also converting to a nonprofit status, which will be completed June 30, 2024.

The FDA is currently reviewing tarlatamab for small-cell lung cancer with a review date in June and datopotamab deruxtecan for non-small cell lung cancer with a review date in the fourth quarter.