Valeant Adds Eyetech’s Macugen To Ophthalmic Portfolio
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The acquisitive Canadian specialty pharma’s latest deal is a relatively small one, giving it a wet AMD treatment that lags behind Lucentis and other newcomers.
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