Positive opinion for Santhera's orphan drug Raxone in Europe
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Santhera Pharmaceuticals' Raxone (idebenone) has garnered a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the treatment of visual impairment in adolescent and adult patients with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON).
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