AstraZeneca blood thinner Brilinta now available in USA

23 August 2011

Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) said yesterday that Brilinta (ticagrelor) tablets, a new oral antiplatelet therapy, is now available in pharmacies in the USA.

After some hold ups at the agency due to questions regarding efficacy in American patients specifically, Brilinta finally gained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration last month (The Pharma Letter July 21, 2011, and is indicated to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (unstable angina [UA], non--ST-elevation myocardial infarction [NSTEMI], or ST-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI]).

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