Evrysdi
risdiplam
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Overview
Evrysdi is a medicine used to treat patients with 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disease that causes weakness and wasting of the muscles including the lung muscles. It is intended for patients with SMA type 1, type 2 or type 3, or those who have up to 4 copies of a gene known as SMN2.
SMA is rare, and Evrysdi was designated an ‘orphan medicine’ (a medicine used in rare diseases) on 26 February 2019. Further information on the orphan designation can be found here: ema.europa.eu/medicines/human/orphan-designations/eu3192145.
Evrysdi contains the active substance risdiplam.
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First published: 04/05/2021
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Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Evrysdi
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/005145
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Active substance |
Risdiplam
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
risdiplam
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
M09AX10
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Accelerated assessment |
This medicine had an accelerated assessment. This means that it is a medicine of major interest for public health, so its timeframe for review was 150 evaluation days rather than 210. For more information, see Accelerated assessment. |
Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Roche Registration GmbH
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Revision |
5
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
26/03/2021
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Contact address |
Emil-Barell-Strasse 1 |
Product information
16/08/2023 Evrysdi - EMEA/H/C/005145 - II/0005/G
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Other drugs for disorders of the musculo-skeletal system
Therapeutic indication
Evrysdi is indicated for the treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients with a clinical diagnosis of SMA Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3 or with one to four SMN2 copies.