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The once-daily oral somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2) agonist outshined placebo in patients switching from standard of care, offering an attractive alternative to once-monthly injectables.

Chiesi-owned Amryt and Krystal Biotech have approved treatments for epidermolysis bullosa but Paradigm CEO Robert Ryan tells Scrip that SD-101, a topical cream he helped develop over 20 years ago, has the potential to be offer a far more extensive and efficacious solution for many more sufferers.   

Amryt/Chiesi’s birch bark extract gel, Filsuvez, is the first ever treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a group of rare skin disorders, to be recommended by NICE for English reimbursement.