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FDA Advisory Committee recommends Triferic for Chronic Kidney Disease- Rockwell Medical

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Last updated:8th Nov 2014
Published:8th Nov 2014
Source: Pharmawand

Rockwell Medical, Inc. (RMTI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron replacement, secondary hyperparathyroidism has announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) of the FDA recommended that the Phase III Triferic efficacy and safety results support a positive benefit/risk to treat iron loss to maintain hemoglobin in patients with hemodialysis-dependent stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The ODAC voted in favour of Triferic by a vote of 8 to 3.

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