Swissmedic approves Ameluz® in combination with daylight photodynamic therapy in Switzerland

Leverkusen, Germany, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biofrontera AG (NASDAQ: BFRA; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: B8F), an international biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Swissmedic, the Swiss national approval and supervisory authority for drugs and medical products, has approved the extension of the label of Ameluz^® to its use in combination with photodynamic daylight therapy (daylight-PDT).

The Swiss approval of Ameluz® with daylight-PDT follows the EU approval by the European Commission in March 2018. Ameluz is marketed in Switzerland by Louis Widmer, which also functions as local marketing authorization holder. The approval of the label extension is now followed by the submission of documents for reimbursement in order to include Ameluz® in combination with daylight-PDT in the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health’s list of specialties. This would provide patients in Switzerland with an almost painless treatment option that offers high efficacy and excellent cosmetic results as an insurance benefit. Biofrontera and Louis Widmer expect a sales effect for the summer months of 2019 comparable to the one experienced in the German market this year.

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Biofrontera AG is an international biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of a platform of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions and diseases caused primarily by exposure to sunlight that results in sun damage to the skin. Biofrontera’s approved products focus on the treatment in the U.S. and Europe of actinic keratoses, which are skin lesions that can sometimes lead to skin cancer, as well as the treatment of certain forms of basal cell carcinoma in the European Union. American Depositary Shares representing Biofrontera’s ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BFRA”, and Biofrontera’s ordinary shares are listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (B8F, ISIN: DE0006046113). Information is also available at

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