FDA accepts Merz Pharmaceuticals' premarket approval application for Belotero Balance

Sep 11 2009

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review Merz's premarket approval (PMA) application for Belotero(R) Balance.

Belotero(R) Balance is a hyaluronic acid based monophasic gel dermal filler that utilizes a cohesive polydensified matrix (CPM(TM)) technology. This application seeks FDA approval for injection into mid-to-deep dermis for correction of moderate to severe wrinkles and folds.

"The FDA's acceptance for review of the Belotero(R) Balance PMA begins the application review process and signifies the beginning of Merz Pharmaceutical's firm footprint in the American aesthetics market," said Jack Britts, president and CEO of Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

"Upon approval, Belotero(R) Balance will be an exciting addition to the dermal filler category," said Dr. Rhoda S. Narins, M.D., the lead investigator for the Belotero(R) clinical trials.

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