Lorcaserin Re-Review Expected To Address Risk/Benefit Trade-offs, Rat Tumors
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Arena Pharmaceuticals gets new May 10 advisory committee review for its obesity therapy lorcaserin; execs say the recent positive review for competing Qnexa bodes well, and that this time around the risk/benefit profile for lorcaserin is much stronger.
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