Keywords: AstraZeneca, Brilinta, FDA advisory, Acute coronary syndromes, Second-quarter 2010 financial results

US FDA advisory panel backs AstraZeneca’s Brilinta, as firm posts 22% rise in core EPS for 2nd-qtr 2010

Article | 29 July 2010

The US Food and Drug Administration Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended the approval of Anglo-Swedish drug major AstraZeneca’s investigational drug ticagrelor - provisional trade name Brilinta - for the reduction of thrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS, or blocked arteries), the company revealed last night.

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