Newron and Zambon launch PD drug Xadago in Switzerland

13 January 2016

CNS specialist Zambon and its partner, fellow Italy-based Newron Pharmaceuticals (NWRN: SIX) announced the launch of Xadago (safinamide) in Switzerland, the second market to see the Parkinson’s treatment debut after Germany.

Shares of Newron, which trade on the Swiss Stock Exchange, gained 2.2% to 27.40 Swiss francs in late morning activity.

Regulator Swissmedic approved Xadago late last year (The Pharma Letter November 14, 2015) as add-on therapy to levodopa (L-dopa) alone or in combination with other therapies for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in mid-to late-stage and motor fluctuations. The drug gained European Commission approval in February 2015, with its fist EU launch, in Germany, in May last year.

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