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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

Maker of unproven birth drug Makena to pull from US market

Covis Pharma

The maker of an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births says it will voluntarily remove the product from the U.S., after regulators signaled plans to follow through on a long-delayed effort to force it from the market.

The announcement late Tuesday from Covis Pharma comes roughly four years after the company’s drug, Makena, failed to show a benefit in helping mothers carry pregnancies to term.

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