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Belimumab, sold under the brand name Benlysta, is a human monoclonal antibody that inhibits B-cell activating factor (BAFF), [6] also known as B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS). [7] It is approved in the United States [8] and Canada, [9] and the European Union [5] to treat systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis. [10]
Rybelsus tablets for diabetes (2019) The FDA in 2014 approved Contrave tablets as a weight loss treatment featuring naltrexone (an opioid antagonist) and bupropion (an antidepressant) as active ...
AstraZeneca's Saphnelo, approved in 2021, made $280 million in 2023 sales, while GSK's Benlysta, which first gained approval in 2011, brought in 1.35 billion euros ($1.50 billion) last year.
According to data from the trial, Rybelsus helped reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events by 14% among patients taking oral semaglutide versus a placebo.
The PDUFA date serves as a good first approximation of when a final decision on drug approval can be expected. Sponsors frequently publish PDUFA dates for their pending applications, [1] and while there is no official list of PDUFA dates, [10] several websites collect PDUFA dates from press announcements in a calendar form.
Nonetheless, a study in 2013 reported that cSLE patients with lupus nephritis had a 19-fold higher mortality rate while aSLE patients with lupus nephritis had an 8-fold higher mortality rate than their respective age-matched populations [7] [82] and a study in 2020 suggested that the survival rate of lupus nephritis in children and adults has ...
Researchers found that between 2021 and 2023, the majority of prescriptions in the United States for anti-diabetes drugs Ozempic and Rybelsus, as well as the anti-obesity drug Wegovy, were paid ...
Furthermore, anti-histone antibodies can also be positive in drug-induced lupus. [citation needed] Anti-Histone antibodies are positive in up to 95% of patients with drug induced lupus. The most common medications associated with drug induced lupus are hydralazine, procainamide, isoniazid, methyldopa, chlorpromazine, quinidine, and minocycline. [9]