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. 2015 Jul 31;50(7):638–643. doi: 10.1310/hpj5007-638

Table 2. New dosage forms and indications approved by the FDA: April 19, 2015 through May 15, 2015.

Generic name Brand name (Company) Indication and comments
New indications

Fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder Breo Ellipta
(GlaxoSmithKline)
Treatment of asthma in patients 18 years and older

Moxifloxacin Avelox
(Bayer Healthcare)
Treatment of patients with plague

Ramucirumab Cyramza
(Eli Lilly)
Use in combination with FOLFIRI (leucovorin calcium, 5-fluorouracil, and irinotecan) for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose disease has progressed on a first-line bevacizumab-, oxaliplatin-, and fluoropyrimidine-containing regimen.