A Busy Year-End, In Brief: December Brings Slate Of Approvals, And Setbacks
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In addition to a spate of FDA approvals closing out the year, Roche contended with trial failures and Actavis received a “complete response” letter for its nebivolol/valsartan combination.
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