Tag: Johnson & Johnson

September 30, 2019 Off

JJ gets FDA’s approval of Invokana to treat diabetic kidney

By Dino Mustafić

FDA has approved Invokana (canagliflozin) to treat diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and DKD, which is the only diabetes medicine indicated to slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy (also known as DKD) and reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in patients with T2D and DKD.

September 16, 2019 Off

Janssen files for sBLA to FDA for Tremfya

By Dino Mustafić

The Janssen has filed for a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking first-in-class approval of guselkumab brand Tremfya, for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and expects to submit a marketing application to the European Medicines Agency seeking approval of TREMFYA as a treatment for PsA before the end of the year.