Hope For Price Flexibility After India Pretomanid Go-Ahead
Executive Summary
Mylan gets approval in India for pretomanid as part of a combination regimen with bedaquiline and linezolid, providing new hope to patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis. Volume changes may provide opportunities to tweak prices.
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