FDA OK's Impavido in leishmaniasis; Knight wins priority voucher
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The FDA late on 19 March granted approval to Knight Therapeutics to market Impavido (miltefosine) as a treatment for cutaneous, mucosal and visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by the phlebotomine sand flies and is found in parts of the tropics, subtropics and southern Europe.
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