Jul 24, 2008
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Santhera Receives First Product Approval: Health Canada Approves Catena® for Treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SWX:SANN), a Swiss specialty pharmaceuticalcompany focused on neuromuscular diseases, announced today thatHealth Canada has approved with conditions SNT-MC17/idebenone for thetreatment of Friedreich's Ataxia. Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SWX:SANN), a Swiss specialty pharmaceuticalcompany focused on neuromuscular diseases, announced today thatHealth Canada has approved with conditions SNT-MC17/idebenone for thetreatment of Friedreich's Ataxia. Health Canada's decision is thefirst marketing authorization worldwide for any Friedreich's Ataxiatherapy. The new drug will be marketed in Canada under the brand nameCatena®. Santhera has established a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary,Santhera...
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