Entresto. That’s the brand name Novartis has chosen for LCZ696, its new heart failure drug that is expected to be a blockbuster. The name won’t be final until official confirmation, which comes with FDA approval. But Novartis will introduce the name for the first time this weekend in presentations at the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure meeting in Seville, Spain.
FDA approval of Entresto is expected to occur by August at the latest. There are no apparent roadblocks to approval since Novartis has stated that it doesn’t expect an FDA advisory panel. Approval might well come earlier this summer.
At the ESC heart failure meeting this weekend Entresto investigators will also deliver some supporting secondary information about the drug….
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