On A Roll? EU Could Follow US, China & Japan In Approving Remimazolam

Paion’s novel sedation drug, remimazolam, was approved in the US, China, and Japan this year and now the European Medicines Agency is set to decide whether it should be authorized for use across the EU.

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EU approval would mark the fourth major market in which remimazolam is approved • Source: Shutterstock

Paion is set to learn this week whether the European Medicines Agency will recommend pan-EU marketing approval for remimazolam, its ultra-short-acting intravenous benzodiazepine for use in procedural sedation. 

Remimazolam was approved this year in Japan, China and also in the US, where it was described as the first...

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