Mixed Data From Chelsea’s Northera Gets It No Closer To Approval
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
Chelsea Therapeutics’ latest data release on its late-stage dizziness treatment for Parkinson’s patients raises new questions about the next steps for the drug.
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