Merck's Sugammadex Sails Through FDA Panel But Faces Post-Approval Studies
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Advisory committee suggests post-marketing epidemiological studies in higher risk patients to further assess risks of hypersensitivity, anaphylaxis and cardiac rhythm disorders with the neuromuscular blockade reversal agent.
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