Astellas, GSK vie to make "high altitude" anemia pill

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Astellas, GSK vie to make "high altitude" anemia pill

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Astellas Pharma and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline are competing to develop a new kind of medicine that boosts production of red blood cells by making the body think it is at high altitude. Their experimental drugs - both given as pills - could create a major new market in treating anemia and other serious conditions, including circulatory problems and wound damage. ...

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