Oral Dosing May Not Be Enough To Win Speedy Adoption Of Pfizer’s RA Pill Xeljanz
Executive Summary
Pfizer’s newly approved oral RA therapy Xeljanz has an oral advantage over established immune modulators, which all are delivered by needle, but safety questions may slow its adoption.
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