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Astellas Wins US Approval for Antifungal Agent Cresemba

March 10, 2015
Astellas has received regulatory approval from the US FDA for the azole antifungal agent Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate), it said on March 9. The drug, codeveloped with Swiss-based Basilea Pharmaceutica International, is indicated for patients aged 18 and older with invasive…

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