EC approval for Ontozry Angelini Pharma has announced European Commission (EC) approval for anti-seizure drug Ontozry (cenobamate). The move allows doctors to prescribe the drug for the adjunctive treatment of focal-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults who have not been adequately controlled despite a history of treatment with at least two anti-epileptic medicines. The EC marketing authorisation is valid in all European Union (EU) member states plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein; the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is currently reviewing the submission for the drug via the reliance route*. People with epilepsy whose seizures are poorly controlled have “higher morbidity and mortality rates and often experience comorbid illnesses, social stigmatisation and an impaired quality of life,” the company notes, highlighting the existing unmet need for such patients.