Tuesday, August 8, 2023

FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression

https://alert.psychnews.org/2023/08/fda-approves-first-oral-medication-for.html

https://www.healio.com/news/womens-health-ob-gyn/20230807/fda-approves-first-oral-medication-to-treat-postpartum-depression?utm_source=selligent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first oral medication for the treatment of postpartum depression in adults. Zuranolone acts on similar receptors in the brain as the intravenous medication brexanolone, which was the first postpartum depression medication to receive FDA approval in 2019.