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With the FDA’s approval, Fasenra will compete with GSK’s Nucala, which in December 2017 became the first biologic approved for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

The FDA and CDC warned Thursday of a small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after immunization with respiratory syncytial virus vaccines from GSK and Pfizer.

The drug, nipocalimab, significantly reduced disease symptoms in a late-stage study with adult patients having myasthenia gravis, a chronic neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in the voluntary muscle, the company announced.