Makena: Professional Societies Finally See Eye To Eye With US FDA’s Drugs Center

After two decades of recommending use of intramuscular 17-OHPC to prevent preterm birth, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine revised their clinical guidelines in the wake of the FDA’s order withdrawing Covis’ Makena and its generics.

Change in direction
ACOG and SMFM altered their clinical recommendations on Makena only after the FDA's withdrawal order came down. • Source: Shutterstock

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