December 04, 2014
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Iluvien granted marketing authorization in the Netherlands

Alimera Sciences announced that marketing authorization has been granted to Iluvien in the Netherlands.

The Dutch Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg granted marketing authorization to Iluvien (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant) for the treatment of vision impairment associated with chronic diabetic macular edema that is unresponsive to available therapies, according to a company press release.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Iluvien in September for the treatment of DME in patients previously treated with a course of corticosteroids who did not have a clinically significant rise in IOP.

The implant is now approved for marketing in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, and it is commercially available in the United Kingdom and Germany, according to the release.