Everest Medicines’ Partner Calliditas Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Grants an Additional Seven-Year Orphan Drug Exclusivity Period for Nefecon®
SHANGHAI, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, “Everest”, or the “Company”)’s licensing partner Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) announced that the U.S. FDA has granted an orphan drug exclusivity period of seven years for Nefecon®, expiring in December 2030 based on Calliditas obtaining full approval with a new indication for this drug product in December 2023.