EMA Thumbs Up For Idorsia’s Insomnia Drug And Immunocore’s Uveal Melanoma Treatment

13 Products Recommended For EU-Wide Use; Ophthalmic Bevacizumab Rejection Confirmed

An insomnia drug to improve daytime functioning, a treatment for a rare type of eye cancer, and an oral migraine drug for both acute and preventive treatment are among 13 new products recommended for pan-EU approval.

Multiple pills forming the flag of the EU.
Several New Drugs Are On Track For EU Approval • Source: Alamy

The European Medicines Agency has recommended insomnia drug Quviviq (daridorexant) and uveal melanoma treatment Kimmtrak (tebentafusp) for EU-wide approval. Developed by Idorsia and Immunocore, Ltd. respectively, both drugs were approved in the US last month.

If approved, Quviviq will become the first dual orexin receptor antagonist in Europe as well as the first insomnia medicine to improve daytime functioning, said Idorsia

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