Amylyx’s Relyvrio: US FDA Review Shows Regulatory Flexibility Can Come In Many Forms
Executive Summary
Pink Sheet Drug Review Profile looks at how the agency determined that Amylyx’s ‘conceptual basis’ for use of the drug’s two active ingredients to treat ALS was enough to satisfy the combination drug rule; the sponsor also was allowed to submit certain animal studies and drug-drug interaction data during the course of the NDA review.
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