Roche's Actemra Approved For RA After Year's Delay - To Craft A REMS?
Executive Summary
Roche's novel interleukin-6 inhibitor Actemra won FDA approval Jan. 8 for second-line use in rheumatoid arthritis - after an FDA "complete response" letter set the product's regulatory process back more than a year
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