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FDA Green-Lights Roche Spinal Muscular Atrophy Drug, First Oral Therapy

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  • cafead   Aug 08, 2020 at 11:12: PM
via The FDA on Friday approved a new spinal muscular atrophy drug that patients can take at home.

Risdiplam (Evrysdi) is a liquid medicine intended for daily use that was developed by Roche subsidiary Genentech in partnership with the SMA Foundation and South Plainfield, NJ-based PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PTCT).

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