JAN 2022 - A New Drug Application for LV-101 (intranasal carbetocin) was granted FDA Priority Review last year for the treatment of hyperphagia and behavioural symptoms in PWS, but ultimately, the review was unsuccessful as there were concerns about efficacy.…
AUG 2020 - Oxytocin (OT) is a naturally occurring hormone released from the hypothalamus in the brain. It is associated with maternal care, bonding, feeding in infancy, social cognition, OCD, anxiety and appetite control. Carbetocin is an oxytocin-like drug which is…
JUNE 2018 - Results of the phase 2 carbetocin trial (oxytocin-like nasal spray) have been published and phase 3 is expected to begin later this year. Carbetocin is similar to oxytocin, but specifically targets only the oxytocin receptor which may…