FDA Panel Nixes 2 Nonhormonal Meds for Hot Flashes
FDA Panel Nixes 2 Nonhormonal Meds for Hot Flashes
March 6, 2013 -- An FDA panel has rejected two nonhormonal options for the treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes resulting from menopause.
Although all panel members agreed that nonhormonal treatments are needed to relieve the hot flashes that make life difficult for many postmenopausal women, they decided to say no to Sefelsa (gabapentin) and low-dose Pexeva (paroxetine mesylate).
If either drug were approved by the FDA, it would be the first nonhormonal drugs for hot flashes on the market. Gabapentin is an antiseizure medication. Paroxetine mesylate is being offered as a low-dose version of the antidepressant Pexeva. Both drugs have been used "off-label" by doctors to help women with hot flashes.
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Although all panel members agreed that nonhormonal treatments are needed to relieve the hot flashes that make life difficult for many postmenopausal women, they decided to say no to Sefelsa (gabapentin) and low-dose Pexeva (paroxetine mesylate).
If either drug were approved by the FDA, it would be the first nonhormonal drugs for hot flashes on the market. Gabapentin is an antiseizure medication. Paroxetine mesylate is being offered as a low-dose version of the antidepressant Pexeva. Both drugs have been used "off-label" by doctors to help women with hot flashes.
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