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Amag exercises option to acquire preeclampsia candidate

Sep. 27, 2018
By Michael Fitzhugh
With generic competition poised to cut deep into revenue from its top product, the preterm birth drug Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate), Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc. has moved to acquire a midstage preeclampsia drug from Velo Bio LLC. If successful, it could transform the old digoxin poisoning treatment into an essential maternal care product for an indication with no FDA-approved therapy, a scenario that CEO Bill Heiden called "a potential $1 billion project opportunity."
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