Esperion Says FDA Stance Means No Clear Regulatory Path For ETC-1002
Executive Summary
Esperion Therapeutics and the FDA have failed to reach agreement on a definitive approval path for the company's cholesterol drug ETC-1002, raising the possibility of a long and more expensive development pathway for the oral therapy.
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