EU's CHMP Gives Green Light To Three New Products And A New Indication For Afinitor
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The EU's CHMP gave positive opinions on three new products – Novartis' glycopyrronium, AstraZeneca's ceftaroline and Takeda's teduglutide – and on a major new indication for Novartis’ everolimus (Afinitor), after its meeting on June 18-21.
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