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JUNE 1, 2021

FDA Approves Zeposia for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

The FDA approved ozanimod (Zeposia, Bristol Myers Squibb) for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC).

Ozanimod, a once-daily oral medication, is the first sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator approved in this setting. The mechanism of action by which ozanimod works in UC is unknown but may involve the reduction of lymphocyte migration into the intestines.