Top Regulatory News Stories – Week Ending August 24, 2018

Shire announced that following priority review, the U.S. FDA has approved TAKHZYRO™ (lanadelumab-flyo) injection, for prophylaxis to prevent attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in patients 12 years of age and older. HAE is a rare, genetic and potentially life-threatening disorder that can result in recurrent attacks of swelling in various parts of the body. http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/23/1556201/0/en/Shire-Announces-FDA-Approval-of-TAKHZYRO-lanadelumab-flyo-a-First-of-its-Kind-mAb-Preventive-Treatment-for-Hereditary-Angioedema.html[…]