China Medical System Holdings (HKG:0867) said its New Drug Application (NDA) for ruxolitinib phosphate cream was approved by the Pharmacy & Poisons Board of Hong Kong (PPBHK), according to a Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
The cream is used to treat adults and adolescents from 12 years of age for non-segmental vitiligo with facial involvement, the filing said.
The pharmaceutical's shares were down by 3% in recent trading.