BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noema Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company targeting debilitating central nervous system (CNS) indications, today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to its mGluR5 inhibitor basimglurant (NOE-101) for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Fast Track designation aims at facilitating the development and expediting the review of drugs to treat serious conditions with clearly defined unmet medical needs, with the purpose to bring important new drugs to patients earlier.