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Iron Safety Hits AMAG Pharmaceuticals

Iron Safety Hits AMAG Pharmaceuticals

Shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) traded as low as $37.70 today, down nearly 17% from the prior close of $45.25 due to purported safety concerns regarding Feraheme® [ferumoxytol], the company’s marketed product for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia [IDA] in adult patients with chronic kidney disease [CKD]. Despite the use of recombinant... Read more of this article


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