FDA Rejects Merck & Co.’s Glaucoma Treatment

The FDA rejected Merck & Co.’s glaucoma medicine tafluprost, which is also known by its brand name Saflutan and is already available in some overseas markets, according to a Reuter‘s report.

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Merck did not issue a release or note the FDA’s reasoning behind the rejection, but included a brief mention in the company’s regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the report said,

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