Ipsen debuts Decapeptyl in France, Recordati gains EU clearance for silodosin

4 February 2010

French specialty drugmaker Ipsen and Swiss biopharmaceutical group Debiopharm have announced the launch by Ipsen in France of Decapeptyl (triptorelin embonate1) LP 22.5mg six-month sustained-release formulation for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic hormone-dependent prostate cancer. Other launches are planned shortly, notably in Germany and Portugal.

The marketing authorization (MA) to this formulation of Decapeptyl was granted on November 10, 2009, by the French regulatory authority (Agence Française de Securite Sanitaire des Produits de Sante, AFSSAPS) for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic hormone-dependent prostate cancer.

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