Aubagio does have FDA NCE status—see http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/docs/patexclnew.cfm?Appl_No=202992&Product_No=001&table1=OB_Rx . This is a useful benchmark for the FDA’s thinking on NCE status insofar as Aubagio is nearly indistinguishable from Arava in vivo.