Physician Communication That Combined Results Of Unrelated Studies Gets Rebuke From US FDA
Executive Summary
Althera’s misleading claims about its cholesterol drug Roszet is based on a ‘scientifically unsound analysis,’ OPDP tells company. FDA says studies cited in the pamphlet for doctors do not support claims regarding the magnitude of treatment effect.
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