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New ALS treatment approved

Posted 28 April 2026 AM

The TGA has approved a raft of medicines including Biogen’s ALS drug Qalsody, the first generic of UCB’s Briviact, multiple brands containing semaglutide, plus a new indication for Specialised Therapeutics' (ST) Minjuvi.

Qalsody has received provisional approval for the treatment of adults with ALS associated with a mutation in the SOD1 gene. The newbie was knocked back at the PBAC’s November 2025 meeting before being recommended at the recent March meeting. 

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