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2024 brought important results advances in medicine.
This includes the approval of “innovative” drugs such as Tryvio for high blood pressure, Neffy for severe allergic reactions and Dupixent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), all of which received FDA approval this year.
These medicines “are set to have a major clinical impact on those who need them,” according to GoodRx, a California-based digital health platform.
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Earlier this month, GoodRx released a list of the 19 most influential drugs and vaccine permits 2024, some newly developed to treat certain diseases and other existing drugs that have been approved for additional use.
GoodRx created its list by prioritizing “first-in-class drugs and vaccines that are expected to make a significant impact on human health.” (iStock)
Here is a list in order of FDA approval date.
1. Dupixent – Additional uses: eosinophilic esophagitis (an allergic condition that causes inflammation of the esophagus)
2. Amtagvi – New medicines: Advanced melanoma
3. Xolair – Additional use: Food allergy
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4. Vegs – Additional uses: Reduction of cardiovascular risk
5. Trivia – New medications: high blood pressure
6. Nexletol – Additional uses: high cholesterol
Some drugs offer new treatments for common conditions, such as Tryvio for high blood pressure and Nexletol for high cholesterol. (iStock)
7. Winrevair – New drug: pulmonary arterial hypertension
8. mRESVIA – New vaccine: RSV
9. Capvaxive – New vaccine: Pneumococcal disease
10. Vakiks – Additional use: pediatric narcolepsy
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11. It is dangerous – New medicines: COPD
12. Kitty – New medicines: Alzheimer’s disease
13. Visually – Additional use: Heartburn from non-erosive GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Some newly approved drugs are given by injection, such as Kisunla for Alzheimer’s disease and Dupixent. (iStock)
14. Zunveil – New drugs: Alzheimer’s disease
15. Yorvipat – New drugs: hypoparathyroidism (low levels of parathyroid hormone)
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16. Nephi – New medicines: Heavy allergic reactions
17. FluMist – Additional use: self-administration or administration by a guardian
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18. Kobenfi – New drugs: Schizophrenia
19. Dupixent – Additional use: COPD
Many of the newly approved drugs are nasal sprays, such as FluMist, a nasal spray vaccine that helps prevent the flu, and Neffy, which is used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions. (iStock)
In a disclaimer, GoodRx noted that the list was created by prioritizing “first-in-class drugs and vaccines that are expected to have a significant impact on human health.”
“This was determined by either the number of lives affected or the expected degree of impact on future recipients of the medication,” the company wrote.
“We also prioritized drugs with efficacy or safety data that were demonstrably superior to other drugs recommended by clinical treatment guidelines or major medical organizations.”
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Fox News Digital has reached out to GoodRx for comment.
