What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Nemluvio (pronounced Nem-LOO-vee-oh), generic name nemolizumab-ilto, is a medication used to treat adults with prurigo nodularis. This is a chronic skin condition that causes extremely itchy, hard bumps to form on the skin. Nemluvio helps reduce itchiness and improves the appearance of the skin by targeting the...
What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Niktimvo (pronounced nik-TIM-voh), generic name axatilimab-csfr, is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). It is approved for adults and children weighing at least 40 kilograms (88.2 pounds) after at least two prior treatments for cGVHD have not worked. cGVHD is a condition...
What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Cobenfy (pronounced co-BEN-fee), generic name xanomeline and trospium chloride, is a prescription medication approved on September 26, 2024 to treat schizophrenia in adults. Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, often causing hallucinations, delusions, and...
What is it prescribed for? GOMEKLI is prescribed for adults and children 2 years and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PN) that cannot be completely removed by surgery​. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? The brand name is GOMEKLI (pronounced "go-MEK-lee"), and the generic name is mirdametinib....
What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Flyrcado (pronounced FLYR-ca-doh), generic name flurpiridaz F 18, is a radioactive diagnostic drug approved on September 27, 2024, used for positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). It is designed to help doctors evaluate blood flow in the heart (myocardial perfusion) and detect areas of...
What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Lazcluze (pronounced laz-KLU-zay), generic name lazertinib, is a medicine used with another drug called amivantamab to treat adults with advanced or spreading non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is for patients whose cancer has specific changes in their EGFR gene, which helps the cancer grow. How does it work?...