Newron granted European patent for safinamide in RLS
Italian drug developer Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA has been granted a European patent covering alpha-aminoamide derivatives useful in the treatment of restless legs syndrome.
The application was filed by Newron in Europe and in all major countries in 2005 and relates to methods for treating RLS through the administration of the firm's compound. Safinamide is currently in late-stage development by Merck Serono and Newron as an add-on therapy to dopamine agonists, as well as to levodopa for patients with Parkinson's disease, while no clinical studies are currently ongoing in RLS.
Merck Serono, a division of Germany's Merck KGaA, has exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize safinamide in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and other therapeutic applications, as per the agreement signed with Newron in 2006.
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