New FDA Specialty Approvals

Sept. 15: The FDA granted another indication to BeiGene, Ltd.’s Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), giving it accelerated approval for the treatment of people with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma following treatment with at least one anti-CD20-based regimen. The agency first approved the drug on Nov. 14, 2019. The recommended dose of the capsule is 160 mg twice daily or 320 mg once daily. Website Drugs.com lists the price of 120 80 mg capsules as more than $14,094.00.

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Angela Maas

Angela Maas

Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy (formerly called Specialty Pharmacy News) since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at HemAware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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