FDA Speeds Innovation in Rare Disease Therapies

Español Patients often need advocates, and that can be especially true for people with a rare disease, who have unique problems and may have little or no support or available treatment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is committed to helping patients and advancing rare disease therapies through the development of “orphan” medical products, including…

FDA D.I.S.C.O.: Avelumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Transcript

FDA medical oncologists discuss the agency’s March 23, 2017, approval of avelumab the treatment of patients 12 years and older with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma. Transcript: Sanjeeve Bala: Once again, welcome to the D.I.S.C.O. Today’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence will focus on the recent approval of avelumab,…

5 Tips for Traveling to the U.S. With Medications

Español You’re returning from a trip overseas and want to bring back over-the-counter drugs from Europe that aren’t available here. Can you? Your mother-in-law is visiting from Mexico to help with the new baby and runs out of her blood pressure medication. Can she refill her prescription at a U.S. pharmacy? Your foreign exchange student…

FDA D.I.S.C.O.: Two approvals for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

FDA medical oncologists discuss the FDA approvals of brigatinib and ceritinib for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Transcript: Sanjeeve Bala: Welcome back to the DISCO. Today’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence discusses two recent approvals: brigatinib, marketed as ALUNBRIG™, and ceritinib marketed as ZYKADIA®. I’m Sanjeeve Bala, a…

Cinco consejos para viajar a los Estados Unidos con medicamentos

English Usted viene de regreso de un viaje en el extranjero y quiere traer medicamentos de venta sin receta de Europa que no están disponibles aquí. ¿Puede hacerlo? Su suegra está de visita de México para ayudarla con su nuevo bebé y se le acaba la medicina para la presión arterial. ¿Puede surtir su receta…

FDA D.I.S.C.O.: Osimertinib for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

FDA medical oncologists discuss the approval of osimertinib for EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Transcript: Sanjeeve Bala: Welcome back to the D.I.S.C.O. Today’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence discusses the recent approval of osimertinib, marketed as TAGRISSO. Abhi Nair: Around 10 to 15 percent of patients with…

FDA D.I.S.C.O.: L-glutamine for sickle cell disease

FDA medical oncologists discuss the July 7, 2017, approval of l-glutamine to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease. Sanjeeve Bala: Welcome back to the DISCO. Today’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence discusses the recent approval of L-glutamine, marketed as Endari. Abhi Nair: Sickle cell disease is…

Cinco consejos para tener unas vacaciones saludables

Para proteger sus ojos y piel mientras está afuera, use gafas para el sol, sombrero y protector solar de amplio espectro y con un FPS de 15 o más. English ¿Está planeando sus próximas vacaciones en la playa? Mientras se divierte bajo el sol, tenga en cuenta estos cinco consejos para asegurarse de tener un…