Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Regeneron's Rilonacept Granted European Marketing Authorization for Treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)
Published in Drug Law Weekly, November 10th, 2009
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) announced it has received marketing authorization in the European Union for rilonacept, an interleukin-1 blocker, for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) with severe symptoms, including Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS), in adults and children aged 12 years and older. Marketing authorization for rilonacept was granted by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) under exceptional circumstances.
"Rilonacept, which is known as ARCALYST=AE in the United States, has been prescribed to treat the...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-11-10)
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