Pfizer withdraws Thelin

December 13, 2010

PFIZER has announced the voluntary withdrawal of Thelin (sitaxentan sodium), indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension due to liver toxicity, from the Australian, EU, American and Canadian markets. The withdrawal follows a review of trials and post marketing reports which found that, the drug can increase the risk of potentially lifethreatening idiosyncratic liver injury. As a result, Pfizer is advising that no new patients be prescribed Thelin and that patients currently using the medication be transitioned to an alternative therapy as soon as safely possible.

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Pfizer withdraws Thelin

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