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Intercept Pharma (ICPT) Gains Positive CHMP Opinion for Ocaliva

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Intercept Pharmaceuticals Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Ocaliva® (Obeticholic Acid) for the Treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis in the European Union

October 14, 2016 7:35 AM EDT

NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT) (Intercept), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat non-viral, progressive liver diseases, today announced that the European Medicines Agencys (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of the Companys Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for obeticholic acid (OCA), an FXR agonist, for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) conditional to the company providing further data post-approval to confirm benefit.

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