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Community register of medicinal products for human use |
AUTHORISED |
Product information |
| Invented name: | Kuvan
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| Auth. number : | EU/1/08/481 |
| Active substance : | sapropterin dihydrochloride |
| Orphan market exclusivity for "Treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia" (based on designation EU/3/04/199) started on 04/12/2008 10 years of market exclusivity 2 additional years of market exclusivity as paediatric reward granted on 24/06/2015 This orphan market exclusivity will expire on 04/12/2020 | |
| ATC: | Anatomical main group: A - Alimentary tract and metabolism Therapeutic subgroup: A16 - Other alimentary tract and metabolism products Pharmacological subgroup: A16A - Other alimentary tract and metabolism products Chemical subgroup: A16AX - Various alimentary tract and metabolism products Chemical substance: A16AX07 - Sapropterin (See WHO ATC Index) |
| Indication: | Kuvan is indicated for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninaemia (HPA) in adults and paediatric patients of all ages with phenylketonuria (PKU) who have been shown to be responsive to such treatment. Kuvan is also indicated for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninaemia (HPA) in adults and paediatric patients of all ages with tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency who have been shown to be responsive to such treatment |
| Marketing Authorisation Holder: | BioMarin International Limited
Shanbally, Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland |
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EPAR and active package presentations | |
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Information about presentations can be found in the website of the European Medicines Agency under the section "Product Information". Likewise, presentations on which there has been a Commission decision are referred in the Summary of Product Characteristics (Annex I to the Commission Decision granting the marketing authorisation) which is available in the Community Register. |
European Commission procedures |
| Close date procedure | Procedure type | EMEA number | Decision | summary publ | decision docs | annex |
| 04/12/2008 | Centralised - Authorisation | EMEA/H/C/943 | (2008)8006 of 02/12/2008 | |||
| 22/12/2008 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/IA/2 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2009)6071 of 24/07/2009 | ||||||
| 22/12/2008 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/IA/1 | ||||
| 07/07/2009 | Centralised - Notification | EMEA/H/C/943/N/4 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2011)5529 of 26/07/2011 | ||||||
| 30/07/2009 | Centralised - Variation | (2009)6071 of 24/07/2009 | ||||
| 07/08/2009 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/IB/5 | ||||
| 12/08/2009 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/II/3 | ||||
| 25/03/2010 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/II/6 | ||||
| 09/04/2010 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/IB/8/G | ||||
| 09/04/2010 | Centralised - Variation (no change in Commission Decision) | EMEA/H/C/943/IA/9 | ||||
| 18/05/2010 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/7 | (2010)3216 of 12/05/2010 | |||
| 18/06/2010 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/IB/10 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2011)294 of 17/01/2011 | ||||||
| 19/01/2011 | Centralised - Variation | (2011)294 of 17/01/2011 | ||||
| 25/01/2011 | Centralised - Transfer Marketing Authorisation Holder | EMEA/H/C/943/T/11 | (2011)385 of 21/01/2011 | |||
| 28/07/2011 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/12 | (2011)5529 of 26/07/2011 | |||
| 30/05/2012 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/15 | (2012)3568 of 25/05/2012 | |||
| 15/11/2013 | Centralised - Renewal | EMEA/H/C/943/R/26 | (2013)8067 of 13/11/2013 | |||
| 18/12/2014 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/34 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2015)4369 of 22/06/2015 | ||||||
| 24/06/2015 | Centralised - 2-Monthly update | EMEA/H/C/943/II/33 | (2015)4369 of 22/06/2015 | |||
| 11/01/2016 | Centralised - Transfer Marketing Authorisation Holder | EMEA/H/C/943/T/40 | (2016)75 of 07/01/2016 | |||
| 27/01/2016 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/IA/41 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2017)167 of 11/01/2017 | ||||||
| 13/01/2017 | Centralised - Yearly update | (2017)167 of 11/01/2017 | ||||
| 23/03/2017 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/46 | ||||
| Updated with Decision(2017)5083 of 13/07/2017 | ||||||
| 22/06/2017 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/II/48/G | ||||
| 17/07/2017 | Centralised - Variation | EMEA/H/C/943/X/47 | (2017)5083 of 13/07/2017 |


