Actelion's Opsumit Shows MERIT In CTEPH
Executive Summary
The Switzerland-based biotech Actelion is bullish about new indications and labeling updates for its marketed pulmonary arterial hypertension product macitentan, including in CTEPH, and has also unveiled a promising Phase II candidate for resistant hypertension.
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