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Laboratory Medicine
FDA OKs Tolvaptan for Rapidly Progressing Rare Kidney Disease

Written by Levan Iashvili
 

The US FDA has approved tolvaptan (Jynarque, Otsuka) in adults at risk for rapidly progressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is a rare, chronic, progressive, inherited disease that causes the proliferation and growth of cysts in the kidneys. Complications include chronic and acute pain, hypertension, and kidney failure leading to dialysis or kidney transplantion. Tolvaptan can cause serious and potentially fatal liver injury. Owing to the risks of serious liver injury, tolvaptan is available only through a restricted distribution program supported by a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program approved by the FDA.

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