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INESSS Recommends Public Reimbursement for BioCryst’s ORLADEYO® (berotralstat) for the Prevention of Attacks for Hereditary Angioedema Patients in Québec
INTENDED FOR CANADIAN AUDIENCES ONLY RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today
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[{"type":"text","content":"INTENDED FOR CANADIAN AUDIENCES ONLY\nRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that the Institut national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) has issued a positive recommendation for PrORLADEYO® (berotralstat) to be reimbursed for the prevention of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older in Quebec. “While much progress has been made on behalf of the HAE community in Québec, people living with HAE continue to be in need of additional treatment options to help manage their HAE attacks. On behalf of people living with HAE and their caregivers, I appreciate this positive recommendation from INESSS, as it should help ensure this oral prophylactic therapy is available to those who could benefit from it. Additionally, this recommendation is a step forward as it highlights the need for continued, and simple access for people living with HAE, and their caregivers,” said Charles St-Pierre, president of Hereditary Angioedema Québec (AOH Québec). “As a physician who treats HAE patients, I see first hand how people respond to different HAE treatments, and not every patient’s experience is the same. Today’s announcement is encouraging, as I have seen the benefits of ORLADEYO in helping to reduce the burden of disease in the convenience of an oral, once-daily therapy, and I am pleased INESSS acknowledges the value of this important prophylactic option,” said Dr. Louis Marois MD, PhD, FRCP. “We are committed to bringing ORLADEYO to as many Canadians living with HAE as possible. This announcement from INESSS, which follows the positive recommendation from CADTH earlier this year, takes us one step closer to making our oral, once-daily therapy available to Canadians who are in need of a new option to help improve control of their HAE attacks,” said Anand Janack, vice president and general manager of BioCryst Canada. Health Canada authorized ORLADEYO in June 2022 for the routine prevention of recurrent HAE attacks in patients 12 years and older. In February 2023, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Canadian Drug Expert Committee issued a positive recommendation for ORLADEYO. The full INESSS reimbursement recommendation for ORLADEYO is available on INESSS’ website. A...