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Wyeth pulls European application for menopause drug

Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:17am EDT

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Wednesday Wyeth Europa Ltd WYE.N had withdrawn its marketing authorisation application for Desvenlafaxine, its drug designed to calm hot flushes in menopausal women.

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The agency said Wyeth had pulled the application in order to conduct additional clinical studies to address questions by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, regarding the benefit-risk profile of the drug.

(reporting by Marc Jones)

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