Zevra Niemann-Pick disease type C drug Miplyffa now available
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2024-11-22
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Miplyffa (arimoclomol), the first ever medication specifically approved for Niemann-Pick disease type C, is now available from Zevra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ZVRA).
The drug is approved for use in combination with Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Zavesca (miglustat) for the treatment of patients two years and older. Zavesca is approved for Gaucher disease.
Miplyffa works by boosting the activation of the transcription factors EB (TFEB) and E3 (TFE3), leading to the upregulation of coordinated lysosomal expression and regulation (CLEAR) genes.