With Zurampic, FDA Again Made Do With Sorry State Of Regulatory Science In Gout
Executive Summary
Zurampic, which AstraZeneca licensed to Ironwood, pushed the limits of FDA's tolerance of the regulatory compromises agency has had to make in gout; our Drug Review Profile shows how statistician's case against approval received serious consideration, although the agency ultimately valued consistency with previous approvals in the space.
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