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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Second Contract Manufacturer for Auryxia® (ferric citrate)

November 9, 2016 10:41 AM EST

BOSTON, Nov. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative medicines to people with renal disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its application for a second drug product contract manufacturer. Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC of Greenville, North Carolina, a leading global provider of pharmaceutical manufacturing services, is now an FDA approved drug product manufacturer of Auryxia®. With FDA approval of this manufacturer, the company has rebuilt supply and will promptly make Auryxia available to wholesalers.   

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