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Skyrizi FDA Approval History

Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on June 20, 2022.

FDA Approved: Yes (First approved April 23, 2019)
Brand name: Skyrizi
Generic name: risankizumab-rzaa
Dosage form: Injection
Company: AbbVie Inc.
Treatment for: Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Crohn's Disease

Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) is an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's disease.

Development timeline for Skyrizi

DateArticle
Jun 15, 2023Skyrizi Met Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints in 52-Week Phase 3 Maintenance Study in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Jun 17, 2022Approval Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) Receives FDA Approval as the First and Only Specific Interleukin-23 (IL-23) to Treat Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease in Adults
Jan 21, 2022Approval U.S. FDA Approves Second Indication for Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) to Treat Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Apr 23, 2019Approval FDA Approves Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Sep 13, 2018AbbVie Announces Patient-Reported Outcomes Data from Three Pivotal Phase 3 Studies of Risankizumab, Showing Significant Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Psoriasis
Apr 25, 2018AbbVie Submits Biologics License Application to U.S. FDA for Investigational Treatment Risankizumab for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Dec  4, 2017Risankizumab Meets All Primary Endpoints Reporting Positive Results in Fourth Pivotal Phase 3 Psoriasis Study
Oct 26, 2017Risankizumab Meets All Co-Primary and Ranked Secondary Endpoints, Achieving Significantly Greater Efficacy Versus Standard Biologic Therapies in Three Pivotal Phase 3 Psoriasis Studies

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