Menopause Drug A Priority For Astellas

Fast Track For Fezolinetant

The Japanese group has used a priority review voucher for fezolinetant to move further ahead of Bayer’s elinzanetant as it seeks regulatory approval to bring a non-hormonal therapy for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats to market.

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Night sweats due to menopause seriously affect quality of life • Source: Shutterstock

In the race between Astellas Pharma, Inc. and Bayer AG to be the first pharmaceutical company to get approval for a non-hormonal menopause drug, the Japanese major has bagged a speedy review for fezolinetant, stealing a march on its German rival.

The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted the file for fezolinetant, an oral neurokinin-3 receptor antagonist for the treatment...

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