New drug for IBD, ulcerative colitis wins FDA approval
The FDA has approved Pfizer's etrasimod, branded as Velsipity, for treating adults with the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) known as ulcerative colitis.
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The FDA has approved Pfizer's etrasimod, branded as Velsipity, for treating adults with the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) known as ulcerative colitis.
13.10.2023 - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VELSIPITY (etrasimod), an oral, once-daily, selective sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator for adults with moderately to severely ...
The approval of oral, once-daily etrasimod 2 mg was based on positive data from the phase 3 ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12 trials.
Etrasimod is the second oral sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor approved in the US for treating moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis in adults.