The therapy, branded Beyfortus, was approved for preventing lower respiratory tract disease in infants born during or entering their first RSV season, and in children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe RSV disease through their second such season. The companies plan to make Beyfortus available in the United States ahead of the upcoming RSV season, Sanofi said, adding that it plans to share more information about the therapy's price closer to the season.
After its $39 billion takeover of Alexion, AstraZeneca has reportedly scuppered an investor group's proposed buyout of another rare disease drugmaker. The company was worried one of its former respiratory meds could be sold to competitors, Bloomberg reports.