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Pfizer Vyndaqel Launch Surprises With An Early Burst Out Of The Gate

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The drug outperformed investor expectations, generating $79m in the US in its first full quarter on the market, after Pfizer had set low expectations for the initial launch.

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The launch of Vyndaqel started with a bang. • Source: Shutterstock

Pfizer Inc.'s new rare disease franchise Vyndaqel/Vyndamax (tafamidis) got off to a strong start, surprising investors by generating notable revenues in its first full quarter on the market. Management had set low expectations for initial uptake of the first-in-class transthyretin stabilizer, indicated for treatment of cardiomyopathy of wild-type or hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM), because of low diagnosis rates.

Vyndaqel generated $79m in the US and $156m worldwide, the company reported in its third quarter financial report on 29 October, helping to fuel a

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