AstraZeneca's Kidney Drug Roxadustat Gets Second Nod in China

AstraZeneca PLC AZN announced that its partner FibroGen China has received the second marketing approval for roxadustat in China. This time, the Chinese regulatory authority has granted a nod to roxadustat for the treatment of anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) in non-dialysis-dependent (NDD) patients.