The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Celgene Corp.’s Otezla (apremilast) 30 mg twice daily for the treatment of adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet’s Disease.
In mid-May, pharma giant Pfizer agreed to buy Anacor Pharmaceuticals for a total transaction value, net of cash, of $5.2 billion. Anacor is a biopharmaceutical company concentrated on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform.
