Arrowhead receives Australia approval for rare disease drug REDEMPLO

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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Receives TGA Approval of REDEMPLO® (plozasiran) in Australia, Expanding Global Access for Patients with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS)

May 1, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

REDEMPLO is the first and only medicine approved for use in the treatment of FCS in Australia, and is authorized for both genetically confirmed and clinically diagnosed adult patients with FCS

People living with FCS have extremely high triglyceride levels and a substantially higher risk of acute pancreatitis and related long-term complications, often resulting in a reduced quality of life

The approval in Australia is based on positive results from the Phase 3 PALISADE study where REDEMPLO reduced triglycerides by a median of 80% from baseline and significantly reduced the incidence of acute... More