EMA pushes for clampdown on cilostazol drugs

The European Medicines Agency's Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended restricting the use of cilostazol-containing medicines after concluding in a review that their benefits only outweigh risk in a small patient set.

The European Medicines Agency's Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended restricting the use of cilostazol-containing medicines after concluding in a review that their benefits only outweigh risk in a small patient set.

The EMA's announcement noted that cilostazol-containing drugs available in the EU include Otsuka Pharmaceutical's Pletal and Lacer's Ekistol. The drugs...

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