Friday, September 26, 2008

Merck KGaA’s Kuvan Recommended for European Approval

Merck KGaA and its Merck Serono division announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), issued a positive opinion for Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) as an oral treatment for hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) or tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency.

The details can be read here.

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