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 |
| 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 | 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) |
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