GSK, Valeant receive European CHMP positive opinion for Trobalt

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Jan 21 2011

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE & TSX: VRX) announced today that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorisation for Trobalt™ (retigabine) as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment of partial onset seizures (a form of epilepsy where a seizure begins in a specific area in one side of the brain), with or without secondary generalisation in adults aged 18 years and above with epilepsy.

Retigabine received a preliminary approval from the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic, in December 2010.

Retigabine, referred to as ezogabine in the US, is being jointly developed by GSK and Valeant.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Posted in: Medical Condition News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: Brain, Dermatology, Epilepsy, GlaxoSmithKline, Neurology, Pharmaceuticals, Seizure

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