Richter Expects Esmya Sales To Drop 50% Following EU Restrictions Over Liver Concerns
Executive Summary
Restrictions placed on the use of Gedeon Richter’s uterine fibroid drug Esmya by the European Medicines Agency could significantly dent the product’s sales in the EU, and could also have a knock-on effect in the US, where the FDA accepted an NDA filing for the drug in October 2017.
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