Keeping Track: UCB’s Very Good Day, Pfizer’s Great Year
Executive Summary
Pfizer adds Velsipity and Penbraya to its US FDA novel approval haul and UCB’s Bimzelx finally achieves FDA clearance, along with Zilbrysq.
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