Nov 22, 2019: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aquestive Therapeutics’ treatment for neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
According to the ALS Association, ALS is an ultra-rare neurodegenerative disorder that causes the death of neurons that controls the  voluntary muscles, in United States more than 6,000 people diagnosed with this disease.
Company’s Shares, which developed riluzole oral film (ROF) and will market the film with the brand name Exservan, rose 4% at $6.76 after the bell. https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/nov/22/fda-approves-aquestives-als-treatment/960323/