AstraZeneca Atacand comparative efficacy
Executive Summary
FDA's Cardiovascular & Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will review Atacand (candesartan) for proposed comparative efficacy claim to Merck's Cozaar (losartan) in treatment of hypertension on July 18. The sNDA (20-338/S-015) is based on AstraZeneca's CLAIM studies conducted in 1,200 patients. The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn-Bethesda, Md., beginning at 8 a.m. [To sign up for a 1webcast, go to FDAAdvisoryCommittee.com]....
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