Procardia XL
Executive Summary
Long-lasting nifedipine calcium channel blocker approved by FDA Sept. 6 will be available in 30, 60 and 90 mg tabs in bottles of 100. AWPs for the once-daily hypertension and angina treatment are $ 84, $ 151.59 and $ 181.91, respectively. Pfizer said it will ship Procardia XL to the trade "this month" ("The Pink Sheet" Sept. 11, p. 3).
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