Reata Lays Commercial Path For Skyclarys With First-Ever Friedreich’s Ataxia Nod

The company forecasts an addressable US patient market that comprises 90% of the total Friedreich’s population of 5,000 based on a broad label covering patients aged 16 and older.

The FDA approved Skyclarys, the first drug for Friedreich's ataxia • Source: Shutterstock

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is looking ahead to a wide-open commercial opportunity following the US Food and Drug Administration approval of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) as the first approved drug for the rare neurodegenerative disease Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).

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