The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in adults.

FDA approves Eli Lilly's Omvoh for Crohn's disease, showing strong Phase 3 results in clinical remission and intestinal healing over two years.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Omvoh® (mirikizumab-mrkz) for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in adults.

Indianapolis-based Lilly announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omvoh for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in adults. Omvoh is now approved in the U.

Eli Lilly has claimed FDA approval for its IL-23 inhibitor Omvoh as a treatment for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, extending its use beyond ulcerative colitis (UC) for the first time.

The FDA has approved Omvoh for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease, making it the second interleukin-23p19 specific inhibitor approved for both major types of inflammatory bowel disease,

The drug is already approved in the US to treat ulcerative colitis, another form of inflammatory bowel disease

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,