
FDA greenlights first drug for severe frostbite: ‘Very important approval’
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite, the agency announced this week. Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in.
The drug, iloprost (brand name Aurlumyn) is intended to reduce the risk of finger and toe amputations due to dangerously cold extremities. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
Iloprost was originally approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition in which high blood pressure affects arteries in the lungs and heart.
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