AbbVie Announces First Regulatory Approval of SKYRIZI™ (risankizumab) for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis, Generalized Pustular Psoriasis and Erythrodermic Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Japan

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that th

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AbbVie has received approval for its drug SKYRIZI (risankizumab) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). SKYRIZI is an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor used for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, generalized pustular psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients who have an inadequate response to conventional therapies. SKYRIZI is part of a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and AbbVie, with AbbVie leading development and commercialization of SKYRIZI globally.