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Urinary glucose excretion and leads to lower glucose levels in blood.In 2013, canagliflozin (Invokana) became the first FDA-approved SGLT2 inhibitor in the United States. PronunciationsDapagliflozin (dap a gli FLOE zin)Empagliflozin (em pa gli FLOE zin)Canagliflozin (kan a gli FLOE zin)6. Isavuconazonium SulfateIn March 2015, the FDA approved isavuconazonium sulfate (Cresemba), a new antifungal product used to treat adults with invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis.Isavuconazonium sulfate belongs to a class of drugs called azole antifungal agents, which target the cell membrane of a fungus. It is available in oral and intravenous formulations.PronunciationIsavuconazonium sulfate (eye sa vue koe na ZOE nee um sul FATE)7. Artemether/LumefantrineArtemether/lumefantrine (Coartem) is indicated for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria infections due to Plasmodium falciparum. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends the drug as a first-line therapy for this indication.PronunciationArtemether/lumefantrine (ar TEM e ther [and] loo me FAN treen)8. Ustekinumab, AdalimumabUstekinumab (Stelara) and adalimumab (Humira) are biologic monoclonal antibodies administered by subcutaneous injection.Adalimumab is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, among several other conditions. Ustekinumab is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and active psoriatic arthritis.PronunciationsUstekinumab (yoo stek in YOO mab)Adalimumab (a da LIM yoo mab)9. Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir + DasabuvirThis combination of 4 antiretroviral medications is indicated for the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus. In clinical studies, ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir with dasabuvir was shown to cure 95% to 100% of subjects who took the combination with or without ribavirin.PronunciationOmbitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir (om BIT as vir, par i TA pre vir, ri TOE na vir [plus] da SA bue vir)10. EszopicloneKnown for its luminescent green butterfly commercials, eszopiclone (Lunesta) is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic indicated for the treatment of insomnia.PronunciationEszopiclone (es zoe PIK lone)11. IxabepiloneIxabepilone (Ixempra) is an epothilone B
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