Thursday, October 29, 2009

Shire Secures European Wide Label Extension for Fosrenol in Chronic Kidney Disease

October 28-- Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has received approval through the European Mutual Recognition Procedure for an extension to the current indication for FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), paving the way to make the non-calcium, non-resin phosphate binder available throughout the EU to control hyperphosphataemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are not on dialysis with a serum phosphorus level greater than or equal to 1.78mmol/L (5.5mg/dL).

The details can be read here.

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