Wyeth and Elan: Reinventing the Wheel?


	Wyeth and Elan: Reinventing the Wheel?

Matthew Herper

2-29-2008 4:01 PM

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Matthew Herper says:

Adam Feuerstein at TheStreet.com is asking a pointed question about the way Wyeth and Elan are conducting a big study of their Alzheimer's drug. Why, exactly, are the companies trying to design a new way to measure Alzheimer's symptoms, and is doing so really such a good idea?

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