Tuesday, 24 July 2007

Wyeth says confident in Pristiq depression filing

(Reuters) - Gary Stiles, chief medical officer of Wyeth, told reporters
in a conference call the FDA has requested a new safety trial
of Pristiq for hot flashes due to elevated liver enzymes seen
in three women among 2,000 tested in Wyeth-sponsored trials of
the drug for a common symptom of menopause.




" liver enzymes are not an uncommon phenomenon"
in drug trials, Stiles said. He said elevated levels of the
enzymes -- which are considered a marker of potential damage to
the liver -- returned to normal levels when patients stopped
taking Pristiq.


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