FDA approval for new allergy immunotheapy

2 March 2017
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Danish allergy immunotherapy specialists ALK-Abelló (ALKB: DC) today announced it has received FDA approval for its house dust mite sublingual allergy immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the treatment, indicated as an immunotherapy for house dust mite (HDM)-induced allergic rhinitis, with or without conjunctivitis.

The BLA had been submitted by MSD, the Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) subsidiary, as part of a licensing agreement which subsequently came to an end.

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