FDA: AZ/Ardea Gout Drug Modest Efficacy, Safety Concerns
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
An experimental gout drug from AstraZeneca plc unit Ardea Biosciences Inc., known as lesinurad, demonstrated only modest efficacy in clinical trials and has some concerning adverse cardiovascular (CV) and renal-related effects, FDA drug reviewers said on Oct. 21.
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