Serono Pergonal production to be sharply reduced as purified Metrodin production increases.
Executive Summary
SERONO PERGONAL PRODUCTION WILL BE REDUCED AS PURIFIED METRODIN is produced in increasing quantities, Serono said while discussing the shortage of the two fertility drugs ("The Pink Sheet" Feb. 27, In Brief). A "highly purified urinary-derived formulation" of follicle stimulating hormone "has already achieved wide and rapid acceptance in many markets throughout the world, replacing cruder gonadotropins such as Metrodin and Pergonal," Serono said.