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FDA Approves Subcutaneous Leqembi for Treatment of Early Alzheimer Disease

TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Leqembi Iqlik, a subcutaneous version of lecanemab, for weekly maintenance after the 18-month intravenous (IV) phase.

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FDA Approves Subcutaneous Leqembi for Treatment of Early Alzheimer Disease

TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Leqembi Iqlik, a subcutaneous version of lecanemab, for weekly maintenance after the 18-month intravenous (IV) phase.

Alzheimer is one of those diseases that we fear. No matter how long we give treatment, the strength and the means to fight it, it always ends up taking away causing damage to patients as much as to others. However, despite this inevitable fatal outcome, medicine continues to believe that one day we can win this fight. Recently, an injection treatment has been approved in the United States and the latter can be done directly from home. Lecanemab,…

Cambridge – The monoclonal antibody lecanemab, previously approved only for intravenous administration as Leqembi, will soon also be available in the US as Leqembi Iqlik for subcutaneous administration, according to the manufacturer. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a switch from intravenous infusions to subcutaneous injections following...

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Medscape broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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