Eliquis Approval Delayed By Fraud In China, Dispensing Errors In Pivotal Trial
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Despite expectations that Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer’s novel oral anticoagulant apixaban would sail through U.S. FDA on the strength of the superior efficacy and safety compared to warfarin in the ARISTOTLE trial, study conduct issues led to a nine-month delay in approval.
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