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FDA approves first drug to treat tardive dyskinesia

12 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ingrezza (valbenazine) capsules to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this condition.   Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder characterised by repetitive involuntary movements, usually of the jaw, lips and tongue, such as…

AstraZeneca lung cancer drug receives FDA approval

4 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) tablets, for the treatment of patients with metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as detected by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or after an EGFR…