Cancer Drug "Oversized" Single-Dose Vials Waste Money, Need Rethinking – Article
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Amgen, Takeda and Merck push back against article’s conclusions on the waste generated by current vials for infused drugs.
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