FDA approves oral treatment of cats
2022.12.08 13:38
FDA approves oral treatment of cats
Budrigannews.com – Elanco Animal Health (NYSE:) received Thursday approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the United States. Inc’s medication for felines with a kind of diabetes, making it the primary oral medication to be supported for the sickness in creatures.
Bexacat contributes to better glycemic control in otherwise healthy cats with diabetes mellitus who have never received insulin treatment before.
Michael Breer, Elanco’s senior director for U.S. pet health consulting veterinarians, stated in an email that the animal healthcare company anticipates that the medication will be available to U.S. veterinarians in the first quarter of 2023.
According to Breer, an estimated 600,000 cats in the United States have diabetes, and research reveals that nearly 125,000 cats do not receive treatment due to the complexity of current options.
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Cats with diabetes mellitus typically require treatment for the rest of their lives, typically via insulin and a healthy diet. Cats with the disease exhibit symptoms such as increased thirst, increased urine output, weight loss, and increased appetite if they are not treated appropriately.
Bexacat comes with a boxed warning about the importance of selecting the right patient and the risk of certain side effects, like ketoacidosis, which can be fatal and causes the body to start breaking down fat very quickly.
The health regulator stated that all cats receiving Bexacat should have blood tests performed at regular intervals following treatment to help mitigate potential drug safety concerns.
The drug was more than 80% effective at improving glycemic control in cats with the disease, according to two field studies.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the medication should not be administered to cats that have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or have been treated with insulin in the past.
