Sales of Acorda's Ampyra Off To Strong Start
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Because of a host of variables, estimating a peak sales figure based on actual demand has been tricky for analysts, but payers are covering the drug and patients are demanding it.
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