UPLIZNA® (inebilizumab-cdon) Approved in Brazil for the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

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Dec 20, 2022

Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has approved UPLIZNA as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with NMOSD who are AQP4-IgG+. This rare autoimmune disease is caused by inflammation in the central nervous system, resulting in severe and recurrent attacks that can lead to permanent disability, such as paralysis and vision loss.1 An estimated 10,000 people in Brazil live with the disease.2