Tuesday, 14 June 2022

FDA approves Lilly and Incytes OLUMIANT (baricitinib) as First and Only Systemic Medicine for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata

FDA approves Lilly and Incytes OLUMIANT (baricitinib) as First and Only Systemic Medicine for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata
FDA approves Lilly and Incytes OLUMIANT

Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OLUMIANT (baricitinib), a once-daily pill, as a first-in-disease systemic treatment for adults with severe alopecia areata (AA), available as 4-mg, 2-mg and 1-mg tablets.  The recommended dose is OLUMIANT 2-mg/day, with an increase to 4-mg/day if treatment response is inadequate. For patients with nearly complete or complete scalp hair loss, with or without substantial eyelash or eyebrow hair loss, consider treating with 4-mg/day.

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source https://www.pharmatutor.org/pharma-news/2022/fda-approves-lilly-and-incytes-olumiant-baricitinib-as-first-and-only-systemic-medicine-for-adults-with-severe-alopecia-areata

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