Akcea and Ionis Announce Approval of TEGSEDI™ (inotersen) in the European Union

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CARLSBAD, Calif., July 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IONS), announced today that TEGSEDITM (inotersen) has received marketing authorization approval from the European Commission (EC) for the treatment of stage 1 or stage 2 polyneuropathy in adult patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR). This follows the positive opinion recommending approval provided by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of European Medicines Agency (EMA). Click here to view the EC’s decision.

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