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Byline: Anne Krishnan
Jun. 2--The drug approval process is becoming a real headache for Chapel Hill-based Pozen Inc.
For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected one of the firm's migraine drugs, surprising company officials and sending its stock sliding.
Pozen received a not-approvable letter Friday from the FDA for its MT 100 oral therapy, which combines an anti-nausea drug with a painkiller.
The company's stock plunged $4.31 to a 52-week low of $5.61 early Tuesday before closing at $6.23, down $3.69 in heavy trading. Pozen's 37 percent drop at the closing bell was the largest on the Nasdaq National Market on Tuesday.
"Based on our understanding of our many previous communications with the FDA and the information contained in the [new drug application], we are extremely surprised and very…
Source: HighBeam Research, Approval Process Poses Headache for Chapel Hill, N.C.-Based Drug...