With strong results for ZX008, Zogenix set to become a key player in epilepsy

25 July 2018

USA-based CNS-focused biotech Zogenix’ (Nasdaq: ZGNX) positive results for its drug ZX008 (fenfluramine hydrochloride) and the subsequent approval that is likely to follow, will push Zogenix to become a key player in the epilepsy market.

Zogenix’ drug will treat young children and adolescents suffering from Dravet syndrome. The results will allow Zogenix to push ahead with its plan to submit regulatory filings in the US and European Union markets in fourth-quarter 2018, swiftly following GW Pharmaceutical’s (Nasdaq: GWPH) Epidiolex (cannabidiol), according to analytics company GlobalData.

GlobalData’s report: ‘ PharmaPoint: Epilepsy – Global Drug Forecast and Analysis to 2026,’ highlights that Dravet syndrome is a rare form of pediatric epilepsy that has proved difficult to treat, with current therapies showing poor efficacy, safety, or tolerability profiles. As such, treatments for this form of epilepsy are one of the more significant needs in the epilepsy market.

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