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Peramivir Stumbles In Phase II Influenza Study; BioCryst Falls

Sep. 21, 2007
By Jennifer Boggs
Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. tumbled more than 30 percent following a Phase II miss with the influenza drug peramivir, despite assurances from company executives that inadequate needle-lengths were to blame. (BioWorld Today)
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