Novartis’ Cholesterol Drug Inclisiran Closes In On EU Approval

Drug Will Be Known As Leqvio

Timing means full EU approval could coincide with US FDA authorization later this year.

Amsterdam, March 2020. Entrance of the office from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam
The European Medicine Agency in Amsterdam.

Novartis could gain European Union approval for its novel cholesterol treatment inclisiran by the end of the year, following a nod from a key regulatory committee.

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