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Omeros defends its drug, but still won’t answer basic questions

Omeros sought to defend its experimental drug OMS721 with a press release responding to my questions about the drug. But it didn't clear much up.

Omeros (OMER) on Wednesday sought to defend its experimental drug OMS721 with a press release responding to my story raising key questions about the drug.

But it didn’t actually clear anything up.

The Seattle biotech company is developing OMS721 to treat patients with rare blood ().

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