Quick Hits: FDA Approves Peanut Allergy Drug

The FDA just approved the first drug to treat life-threatening peanut allergies in children.

More than 1 million children in America have a life-threatening peanut allergy, and only 20% of them will eventually outgrow it. A recent USA Today article discussed a new first-in-class drug that will likely make their lives a lot easier. The FDA just approved the first drug to treat the peanut allergy. The drug, Palforzia, doesn’t actually cure the allergy, but it increases tolerance to small amounts of peanuts to decrease the risk of a life-threatening reaction to accidental exposure.

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