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Cerelle vs Cerazette: Are they really the same?

Druggist

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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The Pharma Data

Panzyga (immune globulin intravenous [human] ifas 10% liquid preparation) — In February 2021, Pfizer announced that the FDA approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Panzyga to treat adult patients with a rare neurological disease of the peripheral nerves called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).