2024 Drug Launches Reflect A Breakout Year For Liver Disease

The year’s new drugs included the first drug approved for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and two drugs for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

The new drugs that hit the market in 2024 included medicines to address an array of high unmet medical need, but the US Food and Drug Administration approval of several drugs for liver disease put a spotlight on the therapeutic area.

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