oral edaravone

Radicava Oral Suspension Favored for Reimbursement in Canada

An oral suspension form of Radicava (edaravone), an approved treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was favored for patient reimbursement in Canada by a branch of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). The opinion issued by the CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommended that Radicava Oral…

Radicava Oral Suspension Earns FDA Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA)’s oral suspension formulation of edaravone, Radicava ORS, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The oral therapy is designed to offer the same efficacy as MTPA’s Radicava (edaravone) — an FDA-approved, into-the-vein therapy…

Oral Edaravone Appears Safe in Patients, Interim Trial Data Show

An oral suspension formulation of edaravone (MT-1186) is safe and well-tolerated in adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to interim, six-month data from a Phase 3 clinical trial. In addition, exploratory efficacy results suggest that edaravone’s experimental oral formulation may slow patients’ functional decline to a similar level…

Extension Study Will Continue Evaluating Oral Edaravone

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America (MTPA) has launched an extension study to assess the long-term effects of an investigational oral formulation of edaravone (MT-1186) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “As a company, we strive to always put patients first in our efforts to understand this debilitating…