Formulary Digital Edition September 2009

Betaxolol may cause a slowing in the heart rate in some patients; an opioid could increase the effect.

Galderma officials said they have already identified changes to its manufacturing process for relabotulinumtoxinA, which is being reviewed as a treatment for frown lines and crows feet.

ICER has weighed in on two of the 10 drugs selected for negotiations: Eliquis and Xarelto, which are among Medicare Part D’s highest spending drugs.

Once Medicare’s negotiated price for prescription drugs goes into effect, payers have more of an incentive to steer patients to lower-cost alternatives.

In a confirmatory trial, Exkivity did not meet the primary endpoint in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 mutations. It will remain available while Takeda works with the FDA on withdrawal timing.

FDA has set an action date of March 31, 2024, for marnetegragene autotemcel to treat infants with a serious and often fatal immunodeficiency.