Grassley investigating EPO marketing
Executive Summary
Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, continues oversight of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents with a request for information about Johnson & Johnson's marketing of Procrit. The May 30 letter follows a similar request for a briefing and documents related to Amgen's EPO products (1"The Pink Sheet" May 28, 2007, In Brief)...
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