ZS Pharma Targeted By Diversity-Seeking Actelion
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Actelion Pharmaceuticals confirmed on Sept. 10 that it is considering a purchase of hyperkalemia drug developer ZS Pharma, which would diversify the Swiss company's portfolio beyond its dominant disease area of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and meet Actelion's goal of acquiring assets in new areas with high unmet needs.
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