NovaMedica, a Rusnano portfolio company in Russia has registered Relonova, a drug used to relieve headaches during migraine attacks. According to the company's press service, this is the first rizatriptan-based drug that has been fully localized in the Russian Federation.
The drug will be manufactured at the NovaMedica Innotech Technology Center in Moscow. The medication will only be available on prescription to adults. Relonova is intended to be used as an emergency pain reliever during migraine attacks. It can also be used in patients with a long history of migraine when other analgesics lose their effectiveness.
According to NovaMedica's press service, Relonova is the fourth drug that the company has developed and registered in the last year. Previously, therapies for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, insomnia, and severe pain were approved for registration.