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Osteoporosis

Positive CHMP opinion moves Preotact closer to European approval as osteoporosis therapy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 30th, 2006

The European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending E.U. marketing authorization for Preotact, a full-length parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-84) developed for stimulating the growth of structurally normal bone lost due to osteoporosis.

Nycomed and its U.S. collaborator NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc (NPSP) have successfully reached a milestone in the European registration process of Preotact. CHMP, the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has adopted a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorization for Preotact in Europe.

The indication recommended by CHMP is "treatment...

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