BOSTON, May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KERX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative medicines to people with renal disease, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The company also reviewed its commercial progress with Auryxia and upcoming milestones.
“In the first quarter, prescription growth continued across the dialysis patient population, with strong demand from both new patients and patients who have switched from another phosphate binder,” said Greg Madison, president and chief executive officer of Keryx. “We believe with more physicians gaining clinical experience, strong brand awareness, and broad patient access, we will bring this medicine to many more people with hyperphosphatemia on dialysis.”
“In the first quarter, prescription growth continued across the dialysis patient population, with strong demand from both new patients and patients who have switched from another phosphate binder,” said Greg Madison, president and chief executive officer of Keryx. “We believe with more physicians gaining clinical experience, strong brand awareness, and broad patient access, we will bring this medicine to many more people with hyperphosphatemia on dialysis.”
