Tekturna’s Loss May Be Entresto’s Gain As Novartis Hopes For Change In The ATMOSPHERE
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Strength of Novartis’ new heart failure drug Entresto contrasts with yet another failed outcomes study for its old renin inhibitor Tekturna.
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