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Neurocrine’s Ingrezza Adds Huntington’s Indication, May Have Competitive Edge

Extended-Release Rival Also Approved In 2023

 
• By Mandy Jackson

The company’s VMAT2 inhibitor joins others in the drug class with a warning about suicidal ideation, but its once-daily dosing without titration may be an advantage in chorea associated with Huntington’s disease.

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Ingrezza sales already outpace Austedo • Source: Shutterstock

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.’s Ingrezza (valbenazine) won its second indication in the US with approval to treat chorea associated with Huntington’s disease (HD), six years after its Food and Drug Administration approval for tardive dyskinesia. Rival VMAT2 inhibitor Austedo (deutetrabenazine) from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has been approved for both indications since 2017, so Neurocrine’s product is just catching up in the smaller HD chorea market, but it may capitalize on certain competitive advantages.

However, the gap between the two products may be closing in 2023, since Teva won FDA approval in February for Austedo XR, an extended-release version of the original product that...

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