Salix scores another FDA green light with approval for angioedema med Ruconest

Salix scores another FDA green light with approval for angioedema med Ruconest

In its second FDA nod this week, Salix Pharmaceuticals ($SLXP) won the go-ahead for Ruconest, its first-in-class treatment for a rare genetic disease, hereditary angioedema. On Monday, the agency approved broader use of the constipation drug Relistor in patients using opioids for chronic pain. Story