Cytokinetics wins UK approval for heart drug aficamten

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Cytokinetics Announces MHRA Marketing Authorisation for MYQORZO®▼ (aficamten) and Positive Guidance from NICE for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in England and Wales

July 30, 2026 6:20 AM EDT

Authorisation from MRHA and Recommendation from NICE

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted MYQORZO® (aficamten) a marketing authorisation across the United Kingdom for the treatment of symptomatic (New York Heart Association, NYHA class II-III) obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) in eligible adult patients. At the same time the National... More