Lanabecestat termination: another blow for BACE inhibitors
After the disappointing failures of highly anticipated anti-amyloid pipeline drugs, such as Pfizer/Johnson...
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EULAR 2018: Focus on infliximab biosimilars in rheumatoid arthritis
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Pfizer’s blockbuster drug Lyrica comes off-patent in 2018
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- Pfizer’s blockbuster drug Lyrica comes off-patent in 2018
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