FDA Approved Drugs in 2020

This is the world that Corona challenged The pharmacy industry has suffered huge losses. The FDA worked tirelessly, but no medication was approved for Corona. For emergency use, the FDA recommends using remdesivir. Pharmaceutical company worked tirelessly for drug search and vaccine development.

In the year 2020, 53 drugs have been approved by the FDA for various uses

The availability of new drugs and biological products often means new treatment options for patients and advances in health care for all. Because of this, the FDA supports innovation and helps advance new drug development.

Drug Name

Active Ingredient

FDA-approved use on approval date

Gemtesa

vibegron

To treat overactive bladder

Ebanga

ansuvimab-zykl

To treat ebola

Orgovyx

relugolix

To treat advanced prostate cancer

Margenza

margetuximab (anti-HER2 mAb

To treat HER2+ breast cancer

Klisyri

tirbanibulin

To treat actinic Keratosis of the face or scalp

Orladeyo

berotralstat

To treat patients with hereditary angioedema

Gallium 68 PSMA-11

For detection and localization of prostate cancer

Danyelza

naxitamab-gqgk

To treat high-risk refractory or relapsed neuroblastoma

Imcivree

setmelanotide

To treat obesity and the control of hunger associated with pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency, a rare disorder that causes severe obesity that begins at an early age

Oxlumo

lumasiran

To treat hyperoxaluria type 1

Zokinvy

lonafarnib

To treat rare conditions related to premature aging

Veklury

remdesivir

To treat COVID-19

Inmazeb

atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn

To treat ebola virus

Gavreto

pralsetinib

To treat non-small lung cancer

Detectnet

copper Cu 64 dotatate injection

To help detect certain types of neuroendocrine tumors

Sogroya

somapacitan-beco

Growth hormone

Winlevi

clascoterone

To treat acne

Enspryng

satralizumab-mwge

To treat neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Viltepso

viltolarsen

To treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Olinvyk

oliceridine

To manage acute pain in certain adults

Evrysdi

risdiplam

To treat spinal muscular atrophy

Lampit

nifurtimox

To treat Chagas disease in certain pediatric patients younger than age 18

Blenrep

belantamab mafodotin-blmf

To treat multiple myeloma

Monjuvi

tafasitamab-cxix

To treat relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Xeglyze

abametapir

To treat head lice

Inqovi

decitabine and cedazuridine

To treat adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

Rukobia

fostemsavir

To treat HIV

Byfavo

remimazolam

For sedation

Dojolvi

triheptanoin

To treat molecularly long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders

Zepzelca

lurbinectedin

To treat metastatic small cell lung cancer

Uplizna

inebilizumab-cdon

To treat neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Tauvid

flortaucipir F18

Diagnostic agent for patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Artesunate

artesunate

To treat severe malaria

Cerianna

fluoroestrdiol F18

Diagnostic imaging agent for certain patients with breast cancer

Qinlock

ripretinib

To treat advanced gastrointestinal-stromal tumors

Retevmo

selpercatinib

To treat lung and thyroid cancers

Tabrecta

capmatinib

To treat patients with non small cell lung cancer

Ongentys

opicapone

To treat patients with Parkinson’s disease experiencing “off” episodes

Trodelvy

sacituzumab govitecan-hziy

To treat adult patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who received at least two prior therapies for metastatic disease

Pemazyre

pemigatinib

To treat certain patients with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer that forms in bile ducts

Tukysa

tucatinib

To treat advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

Koselugo

selumetinib

To treat neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic disorder of the nervous system causing tumors to grow on nerves

Zeposia

ozanimod

To treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

Isturisa

osilodrostat

To treat adults with Cushing’s disease who either cannot undergo pituitary gland surgery or have undergone the surgery but still have the disease

Sarclisa

isatuximab

To treat multiple myloma

Nurtec ODT

rimegepant

To treat migraine

Barhemsys

amisulpride

To help prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery

Vyepti

eptinezumab-jjmr

For the preventive treatment of migraine in adults

Nexletol

bempedoic acid

To treat adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of LDL-C

Pizensy

lactitol

To treat chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults

Tazverik

tazemetostat

To treat epithelioid sarcoma

Tepezza

teprotumumab-trbw

To treat Thyroid eye disease

Ayvakit

avapritinib

To treat adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)