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FDA approves Duavee (Pfizer) for Menopause

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Last updated:3rd Oct 2013
Published:3rd Oct 2013
Source: Pharmawand

Pfizer Inc has. announced that the FDA has approved Duavee (conjugated oestrogens/bazedoxifene) 0.45mg / 20mg tablets, a novel therapy for women with a uterus, for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with Menopause and the prevention of Post Menopausal Osteoporosis. This is the first approval of Duavee in any country worldwide.

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Pfizer anticipates that Duavee will be available in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2014.

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