While sales of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab) could increase if CMS decides to back the drug, few patients are currently receiving the therapy. Approved in June under FDA’s accelerated review pathway, the drug has generated $2 million in sales to date. Of that sum, $300,000 came from the third quarter. Analysts had expected the…
Satsuma launches Phase 3 trial for acute migraine drug
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:STSA) has announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its SUMMIT Phase 3 efficacy trial of STS101, a drug-device product that is a potential acute treatment of migraine. STS101 is a nasal powder containing dihydroergotamine (DHE), an analgesic already available to treat migraines and cluster headaches. In fact, migraine patients have…
Aducanumab continues to face scrutiny as Biogen aims to woo neurologists and Alzheimer’s patients
Given the demand for a potential disease-modifying therapy for the disease, early demand for Aduhelm (aducanumab) from Biogen (NSDQ:BIIB) and Eisai (TYO:4523) is considerable from patients. Many neurologists, however, continue to view the drug with skepticism. Fewer than half of neurologists expect they will prescribe the drug in the first six months of availability, according…