Novel Drug Approvals for 2023
Innovative drugs often mean new treatment options for patients and advances in health care for the American public. When it comes the development of new drugs and therapeutic biological products, FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) provides clarity to drug developers on the necessary study design elements and other data needed in the drug application to support a full and comprehensive assessment. To do so, CDER relies on its understanding of the science used to create new products, testing and manufacturing procedures, and the diseases and conditions that new products are designed to treat.
Each year, CDER approves a wide range of new drugs and biological products:
- Some of these products have never been used in clinical practice. Below is a listing of new molecular entities and new therapeutic biological products that CDER approved in 2023. This listing does not contain vaccines, allergenic products, blood and blood products, plasma derivatives, cellular and gene therapy products, or other products that the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research approved in 2023.
- Others are the same as, or related to, previously approved products, and they will compete with those products in the marketplace. See Drugs@FDA for information about all of CDER’s approved drugs and biological products.
Certain drugs are classified as new molecular entities (“NMEs”) for purposes of FDA review. Many of these products contain active moieties that FDA had not previously approved, either as a single ingredient drug or as part of a combination product. These products frequently provide important new therapies for patients. Some drugs are characterized as NMEs for administrative purposes, but nonetheless contain active moieties that are closely related to active moieties in products that FDA has previously approved. FDA’s classification of a drug as an “NME” for review purposes is distinct from FDA’s determination of whether a drug product is a “new chemical entity” or “NCE” within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
| No. | Drug Name | Active Ingredient | Approval Date | FDA-approved use on approval date* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leqembi |
lecanemab-irmb |
1/6/2023 | To treat Alzheimer’s disease Press Release |
| 2. | Brenzavvy | bexagliflozin | 1/20/2023 | To improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise |
| 3. | Jaypirca | pirtobrutinib | 1/27/2023 | To treat relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma in adults who have had at least two lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor |
| 4. | Orserdu | elacestrant | 1/27/2023 | To treat estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, ESR1-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy |
| 5. | Jesduvroq | daprodustat | 2/1/2023 | To treat anemia caused by chronic kidney disease for adults on dialysis for at least four months Press Release |
| 6. | Lamzede | velmanase alfa-tycv | 2/16/2023 | To treat non-central nervous system manifestations of alpha-mannosidosis |
| 7. | Filspari | sparsentan | 2/17/2023 | To reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy at risk of rapid disease progression |
| 8. | Skyclarys | omaveloxolone | 2/28/2023 | To treat Friedrich’s ataxia |
| 9. | Zavzpret | zavegepant | 3/9/2023 | To treat migraine |
| 10. | Daybue | trofinetide | 3/10/2023 | To treat Rett syndrome |
| 11. | Zynyz | retifanlimab-dlwr | 3/22/2023 | To treat metastatic or recurrent locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma |
| 12. | Rezzayo | rezafungin | 3/22/2023 | To treat candidemia and invasive candidiasis |
| 13. | Joenja | leniolisib | 3/24/2023 | To treat activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome |
| 14. | Qalsody | tofersen | 4/25/2023 | To treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in adults who have a SOD1 gene mutation |
| 15. | Elfabrio | pegunigalsidase alfa-iwxj | 5/9/2023 | To treat confirmed Fabry disease |
| 16. | Veozah | fezolinetant | 5/12/2023 | To treat moderate to severe hot flashes caused by menopause Press Release |
| 17. | Miebo | perfluorhexyloctane | 5/18/2023 | To treat signs and symptoms of dry eye disease |
| 18. | Epkinly | epcoritamab-bysp | 5/19/2023 | To treat relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (not otherwise specified) and high-grade B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy |
| 19. | Xacduro | sulbactam, durlobactam | 5/23/2023 |
To treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by susceptible isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex |
| 20. | Paxlovid | nirmatrelvir, ritonavir | 5/25/2023 | To treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19 Press Release |
| 21. | Posluma | flotufolastat F 18 | 5/25/2023 | To use with positron emission tomography imaging in certain patients with prostate cancer |
| 22. | Inpefa | sotagliflozin | 5/26/2023 |
To treat heart failure |
| 23. | Columvi | glofitamab-gxbm | 6/15/2023 | To treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, or large B-cell lymphoma arising from follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy |
| 24. | Litfulo | ritlecitinib | 6/23/2023 | To treat severely patchy hair loss |
| 25. | Rystiggo | rozanolixizumab-noli | 6/26/2023 | To treat generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who are anti-acetylcholine receptor- or anti-muscle-specific tyrosine kinase antibody-positive |
| 26. | Ngenla | somatrogon-ghla | 6/27/2023 | To treat growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone |
*The listed “FDA-approved use” on this website is for presentation purposes only. To see the FDA-approved conditions of use [e.g., indication(s), population(s), dosing regimen(s)] for each of these products, see the most recent FDA-approved Prescribing Information (click on the Drug Name).