Keeping Track: Shionogi, Fresenius Kabi Join July Approval Parade; Busy August Expected

The latest drug development news and highlights from our US FDA Performance Tracker.

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Novel approvals are continuing their torrid summer streak at the US FDA, as the backing of Shionogi & Co. Ltd.'s thrombopoietin receptor agonist Mulpleta (lusutrombopag) brought the agency's 2018 total to 26. Fresenius Kabi AG's Omegaven (fish oil triglycerides) became No. 25 on July 27. There were six novel approvals in July, and a busy August looms on the horizon. (See sidebar for related story).

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