FDA's Victoza Decision BalancedUnknown Cancer Risk Against Known FDAAA Measures
• By Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
FDA’s approval of Novo Nordisk’s type 2 diabetes drug Victoza (liraglutide) was a bit surprising for an agency often seen as increasingly conservative, even given that the Jan. 25 decision came with extensive labeling, risk management and mandatory post-market studies focused on the cancer risk.
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Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.
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