Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (SLXP) and Progenics Pharmaceuticals (PGNX) announced that the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date for the Agency's review of the Supplemental New Drug Application, or sNDA, for RELISTOR (methylnaltrexone bromide) injection for subcutaneous use for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adult patients with chronic, non-cancer pain.
The FDA has notified Salix that it requires additional time for a full review of the submission and has extended the April 27, 2012 goal date by the standard extension period of three months. The extended user fee goal date is July 27, 2012. The extension requested no additional studies.
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