Eli Lilly Canada (LLY) Announces Health Canada has approved TALTZ for Treatment of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Health Canada has approved TALTZĀ® (ixekizumab) for the Treatment of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis (Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis)

February 11, 2020 6:45 AM EST

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eli Lilly Canada announced today that Health Canada approved TALTZ® (ixekizumab) on February 4, 2020, for the treatment of adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which is also known as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), who have responded inadequately to, or are intolerant to, conventional therapy. This is the third indication for TALTZ, which was first approved by Health Canada for moderate- to severe plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

People living with ankylosing spondylitis deal with a considerable amount of pain and anxiety. If left untreated, it can severely affect... More