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Mostly 'symbolic' FDA nod could apply pressure to Catalyst's Firdapse in LEMS

May 8, 2019
By Jennifer Boggs
Shares of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. tumbled 40% Tuesday on word that the FDA had cleared Ruzurgi (amifampridine) for treating pediatric patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). Catalyst, of Coral Gables, Fla., currently markets its LEMS treatment, Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate), for adult patients but has come under congressional scrutiny for its hefty $375,000 annual price tag, particularly since the active drug was once available to patients for free.
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