Year-End Submissions Total 17, Including Four From Aventis
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
Aventis was the most prominent participant in the year-end NDA filing rush, submitting four applications: two new molecular entities, a vaccine and a new formulation.
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