Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zeposia has lost its exclusive status as the sole S1P receptor modulator available for ulcerative colitis treatment. The FDA has granted approval for Pfizer’s ulcerative colitis medication, Etrasimod, under the brand name Velsipity. This decision comes after the publication of Phase III resul...

FDA Approves Gilead Sciences’ Sunlenca Sunlenca, a Gilead Sciences therapy for people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV infection that only needs to be taken twice a year, has received FDA approval for the second time of asking. Sunlenca, which is based on the HIV capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, is intended to be...

Almost two decades ago, there were limited options for ulcerative colitis treatment. The readily available ulcerative colitis therapies were aminosalicylates and immunomodulators (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, and methotrexate), with biologics (Adalimumab, Golimumab, infliximab, Ustekinumab, and Vedolizumab) rese...

Algernon Pharmaceuticals has announced the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application of its drug, NP-120 for COVID-19.  The company has submitted the IND with the US FDA for its planned multinational Phase 2b/3 study of its repurposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment of patients ...