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STAT+: Soleno ‘life-changing’ rare-disease drug approved
The FDA Wednesday approved the first drug to treat people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Wednesday the first medicine to treat people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat.
The drug, a once-daily pill called Vykat XR, was developed by Soleno Therapeutics.
“The approval of Vykat XR is a significant milestone for Soleno and, most importantly, for the PWS community who have had no options to treat the most disruptive aspect of this disease,” said Soleno CEO Anish Bhatnagar.
