Global Blood Therapeutics' Oxbryta Approved Broadly For Sickle Cell Disease

Oxbryta is the second new drug for sickle cell disease approved in just over one week, but it was approved with a broad label for sickle cell disease while Novartis' Adakveo was approved for pain crises.

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Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. will be launching its first commercial drug, Oxbryta (voxelotor), for the treatment of sickle cell disease after securing FDA approval on 25 November. The drug will be available in two weeks, the company said.

Oxbryta is the second drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for sickle cell disease in just over...

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