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Bristol-Myers (BMY), Pfizer (PFE) Receive Approval for ELIQUIS in Japan

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ELIQUIS Receives FDA Approval in Reducing Certain Risks in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

January 2, 2013 8:03 AM EST

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ELIQUIS® (apixaban) to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat, affects approximately 5.8 million people in the U.S., and results in a five times greater risk of stroke. In the U.S., 15 percent of strokes are attributable to atrial fibrillation.

The approval of ELIQUIS offers patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation a... More

Pfizer (PFE) and Bristol-Meyers (BMY) win FDA approval for Eliquis

December 28, 2012 4:14 PM EST

Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Bristol-Meyers (NYSE: BMY) win FDA approval for Eliquis, according to Bloomberg headlines.... More