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Home » Catalyst clears 'overhang' as Firdapse gains first FDA approval in LEMS
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Catalyst clears 'overhang' as Firdapse gains first FDA approval in LEMS

Nov. 30, 2018
By Marie Powers
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. turned the commercial corner with FDA approval, on its PDUFA date, of Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate) 10-mg tablets as the first drug designated in the U.S. to treat adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS).
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