Pasithea Therapeutics Receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for PAS-004
Pasithea Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation, RPDD, to PAS-004 for treatment of Neurofibromatosis type-1. The FDA grants RPDD for serious or life-threatening diseases in which the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect individuals aged from birth to 18 years and affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. There are approximately 115,000 individuals in the U.S living with NF1. Under the FDA's Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher program, a sponsor who receives an approval of a new drug application (NDA) or biologics license application for a rare pediatric disease may be eligible for a Priority Review Voucher which can be redeemed to obtain priority review for a subsequent marketing application for a different product. The PRV may be sold or transferred to another sponsor. In the last 12 months, disclosed PRV sales have ranged from $150-$205 million
