Nycomed's TachoSil gains EU label extension
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Nycomed's haemostatic sponge TachoSil has been granted an EU label extension. The product, a collagen patch coated with fibrinogen and thrombin coagulation factors,was originally approved for the supportive treatment in surgery for improvement of haemostasis where standard techniques have failed in 2004. The wider label includes indications for tissue sealing, as well as for the suture support in vascular surgery.