Eli Lilly said it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its treatment for moderate to severely-active Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic abdominal pain.

Eli Lilly has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) to treat moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in the adult population. This is the second inflammatory bowel disease indication for the therapy in the US,

Eli Lilly has claimed FDA approval for its IL-23 inhibitor Omvoh as a treatment for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, extending its use beyond ulcerative colitis (UC) for the first time.

The clearance broadens use of Omvoh, which is part of a slate of new medicines Lilly is counting on to build on its success in diabetes and obesity.

Eli Lilly said on Wednesday the U.S. health regulator has approved its drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The drug, branded as Omvoh,

Eli Lilly and Company LLY announced that the FDA has granted approval to its drug, Omvoh (mirikizumab), for its second inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) condition, Crohn's disease (“CD”), in the United States.