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Pfizer Wins Tafamidis Approval; Now It Will Need To Build The Market

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Tafamidis was approved by FDA in two formulations that will be marketed as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

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Pfizer Inc. has big ambitions for tafamidis as it launches the new drug in a rare cardiovascular indication, but the commercial ramp up is expected to be slow and success will depend on the company's ability to build disease awareness and diagnosis.

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