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21 June 2016Americas

NIH chooses not to use ‘march-in rights’ in prostate drug row

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decided not to exercise its “march in-rights” for the Xtandi (enzalutamide) prostate drug, which is marketed by Astellas Pharma, despite calls from politicians to license the drug in a bid to lower its price.

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