FDA accepts Eliquis for review

NEW YORK and PRINCETON, N.J. — A drug designed to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation has been accepted for review by the Food and Drug Administration.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer said their investigational compound Eliquis (apixaban) was accepted for review and granted a priority-review designation. The companies submitted the application to the agency after completing two phase-3 trials, which examined the efficacy and safety of Eliquis among about 24,000 patients.

The Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal for the drug is set for March 28, 2012.

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