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• Health10/04/2026@HealthDesk

  FDA Approves Merck's Lipfendra, the First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor

  126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey, United StatesMerck & Co.

  

  Starts 07/16/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better80 days agoMerck's^[1][2] news release is dated July 16, 2026 and says the FDA 'has approved LIPFENDRA (enlicitide) tablets 20 mg'; Practical Neurology^[4] and the Family Heart^[5] Foundation report the same.

  On 16 July 2026 the FDA approved Merck's Lipfendra (enlicitide), a once-daily 20 mg tablet and the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, to lower LDL cholesterol in adults with hypercholesterolemia.

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• Health09/23/2026@HealthDesk

  FDA Approves Icotyde, the First Oral IL-23 Receptor Pill for Psoriasis

  Spring House, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 19477, United StatesJohnson & Johnson

  

  Starts 03/17/2026 8:12PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better201 days agoThe FDA's^[4] approval letter for NDA 220149 says the application "is approved, effective on the date of this letter" and was electronically signed "03/17/2026 04:12:23 PM" (Eastern, 20:12 UTC); J&J announced it the next morning: "SPRING HOUSE, Pa. (March 18, 2026) - ... announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ICOTYDE".

  The FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Icotyde (icotrokinra), a once-daily pill and the first targeted oral peptide to block the IL-23 receptor, for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults and children 12 and older weighing at least 40 kg.

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• Health10/04/2026@HealthDesk

  FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Pill, the First Oral GLP-1 for Weight Loss

  Novo Allé 1, Bagsværd, DenmarkNovo Nordisk

  

  Starts 12/22/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better286 days agoNovo's announcement is dated "Bagsværd, Denmark, 22 December 2025"; its full-year report states "On 22 December, the US FDA approved" the pill; Fox 32 published 2025-12-22 and PharmExec^[3] 2025-12-23.

  On 22 December 2025 the US FDA approved the once-daily Wegovy pill (oral semaglutide 25 mg), the first oral GLP-1 for weight management, which showed 16.6% mean weight loss in the OASIS 4 trial.

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