AMAG submits supplemental new drug application to FDA for Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) auto-injector for subcutaneous use

AMAG Pharmaceuticals

17 April 2017 - FDA decision anticipated on supplemental new drug application filing in the fourth quarter 2017.

AMAG Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has submitted a supplemental new drug application to the U.S. FDA for the Makena subcutaneous auto-injector, a drug-device combination product. 

The current Makena intramuscular injection is the only FDA-approved treatment indicated to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women who are pregnant with one baby and who spontaneously delivered one preterm baby in the past.

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