Knight Therapeutics Announces Canadian Regulatory Approval for ILUVIEN®

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Nov 26, 2018
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MONTREAL, Nov. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) (“Knight”), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Health Canada has approved ILUVIEN® for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). ILUVIEN is a fluocinolone acetonide sustained release non-biodegradable intravitreal implant used to treat DME in patients who have been previously treated with a course of corticosteroids and did not have a clinically significant rise in intraocular pressure. Knight entered into an exclusive Canadian agreement for ILUVIEN with Alimera Sciences, Inc. (“Alimera”) in July 2015.