Berwyn pharma firm gets approval for ALS drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved ITF Pharma ’s new drug application for Tiglutik, a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Tiglutik is, according to ITF Pharma, the first and only easy-to-swallow thickened riluzole liquid for ALS. The medicine is administered twice daily by oral syringe. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s dise ase, is a progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease marked by a gradual degeneration of nerve cells of the central nervous system…
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