GSK plc’s oral anemia drug for chronic kidney disease failed to nab US Food and Drug Administration advisors’ endorsement for one of its two proposed indications at a 26 October advisory committee due to safety concerns.
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Daprodustat gets a thumbs up from a US FDA advisory committee on one of two proposed indications, but panelists indicate preference for strong pharmacovigilance program for GSK’s oral anemia treatment for chronic kidney disease patients.

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