Lilly’s Evista Gains New Indication

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Eli Lilly and Co. received approval from the FDA for its osteoporosis drug Evista for a new use to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in two populations: postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and postmenopausal women at high risk for invasive breast cancer. Evista, a selective estrogen receptor modulator or SERM (recently classified by the FDA as an estrogen agonist/antagonist), is currently approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The appro...

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