STEPS
New Drug Reviews

Resmetirom (Rezdiffra) for the Treatment of Noncirrhotic Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Moderate to Advanced Fibrosis

Smriti Ohri, MD
Maria Summa, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

American Family Physician. 2024;110(3):313-314.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

SMRITI OHRI, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.

MARIA SUMMA, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, UCONN Health, Farmington, Connecticut.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

  1. 1.DailyMed. Drug label information. Rezdiffra—resmetirom tablet, coated. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=e67ea09f-a840-439c-86c8-f98585f978b2
  2. 2.Rezdiffra (resmetirom) tablets, for oral use. Highlights of prescribing information. Revised March 2024. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/217785s000lbl.pdf
  3. 3.Harrison SA, Bedossa P, Guy CD, et al.; MAESTRO-NASH Investigators. A phase 3, randomized, controlled trial of resmetirom in NASH with liver fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2024;390(6):497-509.

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This series is coordinated by Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, assistant medical editor.

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