The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Pfizer’s Lyrica CV to treat neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury, boosting the pharma giant’s fast-growing pain management portfolio. In green-lighting Pfizer’s sNDA for Lyrica (pregabalin), the agency has advanced a first-of-its-kind treatment in the U.S. for a pain condition that almost half of all spinal injury patients suffer from, the drugmaker said Thursday.
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