Bayer AG has made its first filing for elinzanetant, trumpeted as a key growth driver for its pharma division in the coming years, just as Astellas Pharma, Inc.'s rival non-hormonal treatment for menopausal symptoms looks to have turned a corner commercially.
Bayer Moves Closer To Astellas With Menopause Drug Filing
As sales of the Japanese drugmaker’s non-hormonal treatment for menopausal symptoms Veozah finally take off, the German major has filed its potential competitor, elinzanetant, with the US Food and Drug Administration.

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