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FDA approves new pulmonary arterial hypertension drug

CoTherix Inc. has had it's new drug Ventavis approved by the FDA for use as an inhalant treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with heart failure symptoms. Roughly 50,000 US people are believed to have the condition but only 15,000 have been diagnosed and are being treated.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Forbes

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About: FDA approves new pulmonary arterial hypertension drug

Date: 29 December 2004

Source: Forbes

URL: http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2004/12/29/ap1732370.html

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