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WINREVAIR® (sotatercept) is now authorized for use in Canada for Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
KIRKLAND, QC, September 4, 2024 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that WINREVAIR® (sotatercept) is now authorized for use in Canada in combination with standard pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy, for the treatment of adults with World Health Organization [WHO] Group 1 PAH and Functional Class (FC) II or III.
OPSYNVI® (macitentan and tadalafil) Becomes the First and Only Health Canada-Approved Once Daily Fixed Dose Combination Treatment for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2021 /CNW/ – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that Health Canada approved OPSYNVI® (macitentan 10mg and tadalafil 40mg) for the long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, World Health Organization [WHO] Group 1) to reduce morbidity in patients of WHO functional class (FC) II or III whose PAH is idiopathic, heritable, or associated with connective tissue disease or congenital heart disease.