FDA committee backs Bristol-Myers Squibb arthritis drug
9th Sep 2005, 02:03 GMT
The FDA's arthritis advisory committee has unanimously recommended approval of Orencia, Bristol-Myers Squibb's investigational drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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