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2025 FDA TIDES (Peptides and Oligonucleotides) Harvest.

AlShaer D, Al Musaimi O, Albericio F, et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland). 2026.
SupportedReviewMentions: SS-31

Editor's note

A review of 2025 FDA peptide and oligonucleotide approvals that documents elamipretide's approval for Barth syndrome, a specific inherited condition. A notable regulatory milestone for the peptide, though the approval is narrow and disease-specific. Useful context for SS-31 coverage.

Plain-language abstract

This review of 2025 FDA-approved peptide and oligonucleotide drugs notes that elamipretide became the first approved therapy for Barth syndrome.