Novartis' New Heart Failure Medicine Entresto Receives CHMP Recommendation for EU Approval

Novartis

announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for Entresto(TM) (sacubitril/valsartan), marking an important milestone towards becoming available in the EU. Pending final approval by the European Commission (EC) Entresto, previously known as LCZ696, will be available for the treatment of adult patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure and