U.S. FDA DESIGNATES FOR PRIORITY REVIEW EISAI’S SUPPLEMENTAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION FOR ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG FYCOMPA? AS TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Eisai‘s antiepileptic drug (AED) Fycompa?(perampanel). This application seeks approval for an indication expansion to cover pediatric patients with partial onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (PGTC) seizures. Furthermore, Eisai has included a study in this sNDA requested by the FDA in a Pediatric Written Request, and therefore FDA has designated this application for Priority Review, which means the review period will be six months. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of September 28, 2018.?