The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Fleqsuvy (baclofen oral suspension), 25 mg per 5 mL (5 mg/mL), Concentrated Formulation for the treatment of spasticity from multiple sclerosis or patients with spinal cord injuries and other spinal cord diseases.

California-based GW Pharmaceuticals initiated the company’s first U.S. Phase III trial studying nabiximols, which is known as Sativex outside the United States, as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity.

Allergan’s Botox was given the green light from the U.S. FDA to treat pediatric patients with lower limb spasticity.