AbbVie's Skyrizi Poised To Enter Packed Psoriasis Market

AbbVie could be looking at near-simultaneous launches for Skyrizi on both sides of the Atlantic after the psoriasis drug – a key future growth driver – got a positive opinion from Europe's regulators some two months before the FDA is due to give its verdict on the interleukin-23 inhibitor.

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AbbVie Inc.'s bid to offset the impact of declining revenues in Europe from its off-patent mega blockbuster Humira has been boosted by a recommendation by the continent's regulators for one of the products seen as vital in lifting the US major's future fortunes, the psoriasis therapy Skyrizi.

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