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STAT+: Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug possibly tied to safety issues, experts say
A newly approved drug for Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat, may be tied to a series of patient deaths, experts say.
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A newly approved drug for Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat, may be tied to a series of patient deaths, experts say.
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According to STAT’s linked report, STAT+: Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug possibly tied to safety issues, experts say, A newly approved drug for Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease that causes an insatiable desire to eat, may be tied to a series of patient deaths, experts say.
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