Eli Lilly said on Wednesday the U.S. health regulator has approved its drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The drug, branded as Omvoh,

Eli Lilly said it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its treatment for moderate to severely-active Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic abdominal pain.

The clearance broadens use of Omvoh, which is part of a slate of new medicines Lilly is counting on to build on its success in diabetes and obesity.