Ozanimod (Zeposia) for Ulcerative Colitis

Date: 
September 20, 2021

Issue #: 

1633

Summary: 
The oral sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor
modulator ozanimod (Zeposia – Bristol Myers Squibb)
has been approved by the FDA for treatment of adults
with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. It
is the first S1P receptor modulator to be approved for
treatment of ulcerative colitis. Ozanimod was approved
in March 2020 for use in adults with relapsing forms of
multiple sclerosis.