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Friday, July 19, 2019

Novartis key multiple sclerosis product Gilenya approved in China

  • Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved Gilenya® for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) for adults and children 10 years and older.
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is categorized as rare disease in China with an estimated 30,000 MS patients in China.
  • Gilenya is the 3rd most prescribed MS disease modifying treatment worldwide. Today, Gilenya is widely recognized by doctors with over 283,000 patients treated with Gilenya to date[1].
  • Novartis is committed to bringing innovation to China and to reimagining care for patients. Entresto® was approved in 2017. Following the approval of Cosentyx® in March, Gilenya is the next key Novartis product approved from the list of urgently needed drugs in China.

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