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FDA issued a second complete response letter to AstraZeneca’s NDA for ZS-9 for hyperkalaemia, a potential blockbuster that would compete against Vifor Pharma’s Veltassa.

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AstraZeneca PLC received a second complete response letter from FDA on the NDA for ZS-9 (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) for the treatment of hyperkalaemia, a potential blockbuster drug it paid handsomely to acquire. The delay, announced by AstraZeneca March 17, will give rival Galenica Group’s Veltassa (patiromer) more time to dominate the hyperkalaemia market.

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