Sanofi's Oral Treatment For Sleeping Sickness Gets FDA Approval

  • The FDA has approved Sanofi SA's SNY fexinidazole as the first all-oral treatment for both stages of the Trypanosoma brucei gambiense form of sleeping sickness in patients six years of age and older and weighing at least 20 kg.
  • Sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of an infected tse-tse fly. 
  • Fexinidazole is indicated as a 10-day once-a-day treatment.
  • Price Action: SNY shares are down 1.79% at $51.06 during the market session on the last check Monday.
  • Related content: Benzinga's Full FDA Calendar.
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