EMA's First PUMA Recommendation Is One Small Step For Kids
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Years in the making, the Buccolam recommendation is glad news, but also illustrates that the incentive the Paediatric Use Marketing Authorisation program offers to manufacturers is likely not enough.
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