The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has issued a priority review voucher to Novo Nordisk, Inc. for their drug ALHEMO (concizumab-mtci), which is used to reduce bleeding episodes in patients with certain types of hemophilia. This award is part of the FDA's program to encourage the development of treatments for rare pediatric diseases. The voucher is given because ALHEMO met specific criteria for applications targeting rare pediatric conditions.
Simple Explanation
The FDA gave a special prize, called a priority review voucher, to a company named Novo Nordisk because they made a medicine called ALHEMO that helps kids with a rare illness bleed less. This prize encourages the creation of medicines for kids with uncommon diseases.