Elagolix May Advance the Treatment Paradigm in Women’s Health
On October 27, 2017, AbbVie (ABBV) announced that the New Drug Application (or NDA) for its investigational drug Elagolix, which is used for managing endometriosis-related pain, had been granted priority review by the FDA. AbbVie has developed Elagolix in collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX). AbbVie expects this oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (or GnRH) antagonist to be approved by its Prescription Drug User Fee Act (or PDUFA) date in 2Q18.