Horizon's NDA for Procysbi New Dosage Form Accepted by FDA
Horizon Therapeutics plc (HZNP announced that the FDA has accepted its new drug application (NDA) for Procysbi (Cysteamine Bitartrate) delayed-release oral granules in packets. Procysbi is a delayed-release capsule form of cysteamine bitartrate that works by continuously reducing the toxic concentration of cystine in the cells. It plays an important role in managing nephropathic cystinosis and is already approved for adults and minors as young as one-year olds.
If the FDA grants approval, Procysbi’s new dosage form would be another option for patients, in addition to the currently available Procysbi delayed-release capsules.
The FDA is expected to make a decision on the approval of the proposed new dosage form in 2020. Nephropathic cystinosis is a rare, life-threatening metabolic lysosomal storage disorder that causes toxic accumulation of cystine in all cells, tissues and organs in the body.
The proposed dosage will provide patients with the option of opening a packet containing small, compact granules, and sprinkling those on certain foods and juice. These packets would be an alternative to the currently available option of opening individual capsules to remove the granules.
Shares of the company have rallied 26% year to date compared with the industry’s growth of 1.7%.
We note thatProcysbi was added in Horizon’s portfolio, courtesy of the acquisition of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. in October 2016. This transaction was made to strengthen Horizon’s orphan business in the United States, and expand its footprint in Europe and other key international markets.
However, in May 2017, the company signed an agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. to sell its European subsidiary that owned the marketing rights to Procysbi delayed-release capsules in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.
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Horizon Pharma currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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