Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Pfizer arthritis drug wins approval, to challenge Humira

Pfizer arthritis drug wins approval, to challenge Humira

People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York(Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved Pfizer Inc's Xeljanz treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, one of the company's most potentially lucrative experimental drugs, which is now poised to compete with Abbott Laboratories Inc's top-selling Humira. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had approved Pfizer's pill for patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not benefited from or been able to tolerate the standard oral treatment, methotrexate. Xeljanz can be used by itself or in combination with methotrexate and certain other standard treatments. ...



Source: news.yahoo.com

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