AbbVie (Allergan)

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Co-manufacturer of venetoclax (Venclexta); submitted the supplemental new drug application

On February 20, 2026, the FDA approved venetoclax and acalabrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common adult leukemia in Western countries, with roughly 23,000 new American cases each year. In a trial of 867 patients, 77% remained cancer-free at three years.

Updated May 29

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Decnupaz sponsor and manufacturer

The FDA approved AbbVie's Decnupaz on May 27 for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, an aggressive blood cancer. It strikes an estimated few hundred Americans a year. It's the second drug ever approved for the disease and the first doctors can start in an outpatient clinic.

Updated May 28

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Marketing first-approved presbyopia drop Vuity

For 240 years, reading glasses have treated presbyopia—the gradual loss of near vision that affects nearly everyone over 45—unchanged since Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals in 1785. Two billion people worldwide still rely on reading glasses today. On January 29, 2026, the FDA approved YUVEZZI (carbachol and brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution), the first dual-agent eye drop for presbyopia.

Updated May 23