Neurocrine Eyes June Launch Date For Valbenazine In Tardive Dyskinesia

Company no longer has to worry about a US FDA advisory committee review, which the agency cancelled. Launch preparations include hiring 140 sales reps.

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. is solely focused on preparing for a June launch of its tardive dyskinesia drug Ingrezza (valbenazine) now that the hurdle of a US FDA advisory committee review has been removed.

Neurocrine execs said they have no reason to believe valbenazine will not be approved by the new drug application's (NDA) April user fee goal date even though FDA informed the company that it was cancelling a

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