FDA approves generic drug for a rare genetic condition
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FDA worked with GSK to update Wellcovorin labelling for safe, effective use in adult and paediatric CFD-FOLR1 patients.
About five months after U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | About five months after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted leucovorin as “an exciting therapy that may benefit large numbers of children who suffer from autism” during a White House press conference,
Six months ago, the federal government loudly proclaimed the likely benefits of an existing drug called leucovorin for treating autism. Now that proclamation has officially turned into a whimper. On Tuesday,
Cerebral folate deficiency is a rare neurological disorder characterized by a decrease in CSF folate levels, leading to developmental regression, seizures, movement disorders, and other neurological complications.