Xeris Joins Lilly On Market With Approval Of Easier-To-Use Glucagon
Executive Summary
Xeris’s Gvoke gets FDA approval, joining Lilly’s Baqsimi as products to treat emergency episodes of hypoglycemia with an easier-to-use kit. Xeris will launch its prefilled syringe in Q4 and an auto-injector in 2020.
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