Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2025
FDA grants OKYO Pharma fast track designation to urcosimod for neuropathic corneal pain
1 May 2025 - OKYO Pharma announces that the US FDA has granted fast track designation to urcosimod for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain.
Urcosimod is a lipid conjugated chemerin peptide agonist of the ChemR23 G-protein coupled receptor which is typically found on immune cells of the eye responsible for the inflammatory response, as well as on neurons and glial cells in the dorsal root ganglion.
