Orland Park baby’s treatment for rare genetic disease granted accelerated approval by FDA

A baby in the Chicago area is battling a rare disease and desperately needs a drug treatment for a better life. The drug has now been granted accelerated approval by the FDA.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will approve the Forzinity (elamipretide) injection that is currently used to treat an ultra-rare disease called Barth syndrome…

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