Another US setback for istradefylline as Valeant returns rights
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Kyowa Hakko Kirin's novel Parkinson's disease drug istradefylline has been hit by another setback in its long road to the US market after North American commercial partner Valeant Pharmaceuticals decided to discontinue a licensing agreement for the product.
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