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FDA Approves NUMELVI™ (atinvicitinib tablets) for Dogs
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FDA Approves NUMELVI™ (atinvicitinib tablets) for Dogs

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved NUMELVI™ (atinvicitinib tablets), a new treatment for itch associated with allergic dermatitis in dogs, developed by Merck Animal Health. The company says the medication is the first and only second-generation Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor approved in the United States for this indication.

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Merck Animal Health Receives Positive Opinion from EU CVMP for Numelvi Tablets for Dogs
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Merck Animal Health Receives Positive Opinion from EU CVMP for Numelvi Tablets for Dogs

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) has issued a positive opinion for Numelvi (atinvicitinib) tablets for dogs. This marks an important step toward the availability of Numelvi in the European Union.

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