FDA approves first medication to treat severe frostbite
Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite on Wednesday. Aurlumyn, manufactured by Eicos Sciences Inc, is an injection to treat severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation. "This approval provides patients with the first-ever treatment option for severe frostbite," Dr. Norman Stockbridge, director of the division of cardiology and nephrology in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said […]