
FDA approves Sobi’s Gamifant for rare immune disease
The Swedish drugmaker acquired rights to the drug from Switzerland-based Novimmune in July for about $50 million, plus about $400 million in payments over eight years.
The Swedish drugmaker acquired rights to the drug from Switzerland-based Novimmune in July for about $50 million, plus about $400 million in payments over eight years.
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas.) raised the possibility that regulatory or legislative changes might be needed “to preserve the intent of this vital law” that gives drugmakers lucrative incentives to develop drugs for rare diseases.