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FDA greenlights first treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C

FDA greenlights first treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C

By Jonathan Smith

The small molecule drug arimoclomol (Miplyffa) has got the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of the rare disease Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), which until now has lacked FDA-approved therapies.