New Releases from NCBI BookshelfMetreleptin (Myalepta): CADTH Reimbursement Recommendation: Indication: As an adjunct to diet as a replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency in lipodystrophy (LD) patients: with confirmed congenital generalised LD (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome) or acquired generalised LD (Lawrence syndrome) in adults and children 2 years of age and above with confirmed familial partial LD (PL) or acquired PL (Barraquer-Simons syndrome), in adults and children 12 years of age and above with persistent significant metabolic disease for whom standard treatments have failed to achieve adequate metabolic control [Internet].​Metreleptin (Myalepta): CADTH Reimbursement Recommendation: Indication: As an adjunct to diet as a replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency in lipodystrophy (LD) patients: with confirmed congenital generalised LD (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome) or acquired generalised LD (Lawrence syndrome) in adults and children 2 years of age and above with confirmed familial partial LD (PL) or acquired PL (Barraquer-Simons syndrome), in adults and children 12 years of age and above with persistent significant metabolic disease for whom standard treatments have failed to achieve adequate metabolic control [Internet].

We recommend that Myalepta should be reimbursed by public drug plans as an adjunct to diet as a replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency in patients with lipodystrophy (LD) if certain conditions are met.

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