Makena Might Stay On Market Despite Failed Confirmatory Trial In Pre-Term Birth
Executive Summary
Subgroup analyses by AMAG may support ongoing use, but the once-controversial Makena seems unlikely to be pulled from the US market in any event since compounded progesterone is the only alternative therapy.
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