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FDA Greenlights Leqembi Iqlik for Alzheimer’s Initiation Therapy
The US FDA has approved Leqembi Iqlik, the subcutaneous autoinjector formulation of Eisai’s anti-amyloid antibody Leqembi (lecanemab), as a once-weekly initiation therapy for early Alzheimer’s disease, expanding at-home treatment options from the start of therapy. Eisai and Biogen said on…
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