Chelsea Wins U.S. Approval for Fainting Medicine Northera
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Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. won U.S. approval for its drug to prevent sudden drops in blood pressure, the company’s first product to reach the market.
The medicine, called Northera, was cleared for sale to prevent patients with nervous system disorders from the blood pressure crash that can lead to dizziness and fainting, the Food and Drug Administration said today in a statement. The FDA rejected Charlotte, North Carolina-based Chelsea’s first attempt to gain approval for Northera in March 2012 for the condition called neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.