Mallinckrodt plc has a US drug launch to focus on as the company looks to implement a new business strategy under a new management team, after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings earlier this year.
Terlivaz Approved By FDA As Mallinckrodt Seeks To Advance New Business Strategy
Terlivaz is the first product approved to improve kidney function in adults with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). The approval is a milestone in a long regulatory road for the drug.

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