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Pediatric Tourette Treatment Receives Orphan-Drug Designation
October 31, 2017
The FDA granted orphan-drug status to Neurocrine Biosciences’ Ingrezza (valbenazine) for the treatment of children with Tourette syndrome.
The syndrome appears at age 6 on average and peaks in intensity at age 10.
Ingrezza was approved in February to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia, a condition typically characterized by involuntary grimacing, sticking out the tongue and sucking or fish-like movements of the mouth. The condition is associated with long-term treatment by antipsychotic medications.