Mallinckrodt initiates rolling submission of new drug application to the U.S. FDA for terlipressin for the treatment of patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

2 March 2020 - Terlipressin would be the first FDA-approved treatment option in the United States for patients with HRS-1 if approved.

Mallinckrodt today announced it initiated the rolling submission of a new drug application to the U.S. FDA for terlipressin, an investigational agent being investigated for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS-1), by submitting its clinical data package. 

The company expects to complete the submission of the application in the coming months.

Read Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals press release

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