Den 23. juli 2008 meddelte IDEA AG officielt Udvalget for Humanmedicinske Lægemidler (CHMP), at man ønsker at tilbagekalde sin ansøgning om markedsføringstilladelse for Diractin til behandling af symptomer på inflammation og smerter i forbindelse med osteoarthritis.
On 23 July 2008, IDEA AG officially notified the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) that it wishes to withdraw its application for a marketing authorisation for Diractin, for the treatment of the symptoms of inflammation and pain associated with osteoarthritis.