Rare Metabolic Disease That Leads to Childhood Obesity Gets Its First FDA-Approved Drug

Soleno Therapeutics’ Vykat XR is now FDA approved for treating hyperphagia, or excessive hunger, in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. The once-daily pill is the first approved therapy for this rare disease, a leading cause of childhood obesity.

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