Will Pharmacovigilance Be Enough To Address Questions About Pfizer’s Tofacitinib?
Executive Summary
Definitive data on structural damage measurement can be collected post-market, FDA’s Arthritis Advisory Committee said in voting to support approval. But the panel and FDA were both troubled by uncertainties over the safety profile, especially because the rheumatoid arthritis therapy would be for chronic use.
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