Viltepso Carves US DMD Position Despite Headwinds

Nippon Shinyaku has revised upward its US sales forecast for DMD drug Viltepso, which has overcome multiple challenges in building its position in the US.

Viltepso has its US sales growing
VIltepso's US sales took off since 2020 launch after accelerated approval. (Shutterstock)

Nippon Shinyaku’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapeutic Viltepso (viltolarsen) has managed to build a growing sales position in the US market over the five years since its launch, despite clinical setbacks and legal challenges involving the main player in the sector.

This was borne out in the mid-sized Japanese firm’s recently reported earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, when it revised upwards its US full fiscal year sales forecast for

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