At Liraglutide Panel Review, A Call For CV Studies To Look Beyond MACE
Executive Summary
If cardiovascular studies are required for non-cardiac drugs, they should be focused on specific signals of heart-related concern that may not include ischemic events, advisory committee cardiologists say during review of Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda for obesity.
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