To date, only one antisense drug has received FDA approval.
Providing they receive FDA approval, another new type of fish may be arriving soon.
FDA approval as a treatment for malaria was swift.
Research shows that it can cost $500-$800 million to just get FDA approval of new medical treatment.
The company first submitted the salmon for FDA approval in 1996.
It however, failed to get FDA approval in 2010 due to concerns regarding cancer.
They are marketing the product as a cosmetic rather than going through FDA approval.
In order for a drug to get FDA approval, a pharmaceutical company must spend millions of dollars on tests.
The expected price of the device is around $150, though it must first receive FDA approval.
This required FDA approval of animal and human trials to be conducted.