December 14, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech to prevent COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals
December 11, 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Pfizer and BioNTech an
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the companies’ jointly developed COVID-19 vaccine.
December 9, 2020 – AvKARE of Pulaski, TN, has voluntarily recalled one lot of Sildenafil 100mg tablets and
one lot of Trazodone 100mg tablets after the two products were inadvertently packaged
December 9, 2020 – Torrent Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled one lot of Anagrelide Capsules, USP, following the product’s failure in a dissolution test that is part of routine quality testing.
December 4, 2020 –The U.S. FDA has approved a label update for Merck’s Januvia® (sitagliptin), Janumet®
(sitagliptin/metformin hydrochloride), and Janumet® XR (sitagliptin/metformin
December 4, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved an expanded indication for Saxenda® (liraglutide) injection 3mg, manufactured by Novo Nordisk. First FDA approved in 2014 to provide chronic weight
December 3, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved OrladeyoTM (berotralstat), manufactured by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, to provide prophylaxis (prevention) of hereditary angioedema (HAE)
December 1, 2020 – The U.S. FDA has approved two new indications for GavretoTM (pralsetinib),
manufactured by Roche and Blueprint Medicines, to treat certain types of thyroid cancer.