Asahi Kasei Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of HOVILPRI® (pritelivir) Tablets for Mucocutaneous HSV Lesions Refractory (With or Without Resistance) to Standard Antiviral Treatment in Immunocompromised Adults
Asahi Kasei Therapeutics, Inc., the global specialty pharmaceutical business of Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei, with U.S. and European business headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HOVILPRI® (pritelivir) 100 mg tablets for the treatment of mucocutaneous lesions caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection that is refractory (with or without documented resistance) to treatment with acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir in immunocompromised adults. HOVILPRI, a novel helicase-primase inhibitor, was developed by AiCuris Anti-infective Cures AG, which is now a part of Asahi Kasei Therapeutics.1,2
