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• Santhera facing long delay for muscular dystrophy drug in US

  The Swiss biopharma company has failed to convince the FDA to accept an accelerated marketing application for Raxone (idebenone) via the truncated subpart H approval pathway, used to hasten the approval

• BioMarin gives up on muscular dystrophy drug

  There has been some good news for European DMD patients this week however after Santhera announced it had filed for approval of Raxone (idebenone) for the treatment of DMD.

• Ten new medicines recommended in Europe

  And finally the CHMP has recommended Santhera's Raxone (idebenone) for the treatment of visual impairment in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. .

• BioMarin files muscular dystrophy drug in EU

  Other companies bringing DMD therapies through the pipeline include Santhera, whose Raxone/Catena (idebenone) candidate has completed phase III testing.

• Prosensa says it could file muscular dystrophy drug this year

  for approval of Catena/Raxone (idebenone) -used to support lung function in DMD patients - in the coming months.