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OPKO Health (OPK) Announces Presentation of RAYALDEE Data in CKD; Serum Level Considered 'Sufficient'

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OPKO Presents Data on RAYALDEE® at ASN Kidney Week 2016

November 17, 2016 8:30 AM EST

MIAMI, Nov. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPK), announced that data on RAYALDEE (calcifediol) extended-release capsules as a treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease patients with vitamin D insufficiency will be presented later today in a poster presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Meeting, underway in Chicago, IL. 

The data showed that RAYALDEE has similar effectiveness and safety in controlling SHPT in both African-American (AA) and non-African-American (nAA) patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and... More