Pfizer's Xeljanz Set To Lag Lilly's Olumiant In Europe Following Past Rebuffs
Executive Summary
Pfizer's Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has finally won a green light from the European Medicines Agency's CHMP for treating rheumatoid arthritis, but its two previous rejections by the panel on safety grounds might curb sales.
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