Novartis' Entresto launched in the UK

20 January 2016

Chronic heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) has been launched in the UK, its manufacturer Novartis (NOVN: VX) has announced.

In a statement, the Swiss pharma giant said the availability of Entresto for the treatment of adult patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) could be a game-changer.

Iain Squire, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Leicester, said: “The availability of this new treatment in heart failure could change how heart failure patients are treated. Doctors can now offer suitable patients an option that has been shown in a large clinical trial to cut the risk of death and reduce the number of hospitalizations.”

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