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It's always on and off. *Ba-dum tss* Ongentys is a drug that helps shorten the length of one's off period of Parkinson’s disease. To find out more listen to this last episode of Season 1! Thank you to all our listeners and we'll see you next time for Season 2!

Sources:

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-add-drug-treat-episodes-adults-parkinsons-disease

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease#:~:text=Parkinson's%20disease%20is%20a%20brain,have%20difficulty%20walking%20and%20talking

https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/2020/10/06/new-data-support-effectiveness-of-ongentys-for-parkinsons-off-periods/#:~:text=Ongentys%20has%20been%20approved%20as,BIPARK%2D2%20(NCT01227655

https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/ongentys-opicapone

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ongentys

Hey, hey you, are you sleepy or is your eyelid drooping abnormally? Well maybe Upneeq could fix that for you!

Sources:

https://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/fda-approves-upneeq-oxymetazoline-hydrochloride-ophthalmic-solution-acquired-blepharoptosis-droopy-5297.html

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-179884/upneeq-ophthalmic-eye/details

https://www.nature.com/articles/eye201743#:~:text=In%20our%20study%2C%20the%20prevalence,known%20cause%20of%20involutional%20ptosis

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/osmotica-pharmaceuticals-plc-receives-fda-approval-for-upneeq-oxymetazoline-hydrochloride-ophthalmic-solution-0-1-percent-for-acquired-blepharoptosis-droopy-eyelid-in-adults/

Are you suffering from jaundice, intensely itchy skin, and stool that's white in color? Well it's possible you have cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer. To learn more about this disease and it's treatment (Pemazyre), go ahead and click "play" on this episode!

Sources:

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/drug-trials-snapshot-pemazyre

https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/fda-approves-pemazyre-pemigatinib-for-bile-duct-cancer.html

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cholangiocarcinoma/

If so you're Wyn-ning with Wynzora, a topical treatment that can help treat plaque psoriasis.  Find out more about this condition and Wynzora by listening to this podcast!

Sources:

https://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/fda-approves-wynzora-cream-calcipotriene-betamethasone-dipropionate-adults-plaque-psoriasis-5302.html

https://plaquepsoriasis.com/medications/wynzora-cream-calcipotriene-betamethasone-dipropionate/#:~:text=How%20does%20Wynzora%20work%3F,that%20relieves%20skin%20problems%20including%3A&text=Itching

https://www.rxlist.com/wynzora-drug.htm#description

Ayvakit is a prescription medication for adults with stomach, bowel, and esophagus cancer. That's the GIST ( GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumor) of it.

Sources:

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-targeted-therapy-treat-rare-mutation-patients-gastrointestinal-stromal-tumors

https://ayvakit.com/

https://www.cancercenter.com/what-is-cancer#:~:text=Cancer%20is%20the%20uncontrolled%20growth,of%20tissue%2C%20called%20a%20tumor.

Try not to sleep through this next episode as we'll be talking about Xywav, a drug that treats Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy.

Sources:

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2020/212690s000lbl.pdf

https://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/fda-approves-xywav-calcium-magnesium-potassium-sodium-oxybates-oral-solution-cataplexy-excessive-5303.html