News on Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) has stalled recently while everyone holds their breath and waits for the Food and Drug Administration ,to decide whether to grant the company's triglyceride-lowering drug, Vascepa, new chemical entity (or NCE) status. The NCE designation would mean market exclusivity for five years, and obtaining this would also be a major driving force for the company's stock price. However, shareholders have to remember that the FDA has still not made a final decision. In this video, health care analysts Max Macaluso and David Williamson discuss the best- and worst-case scenarios for Amarin investors in the short term.
While investors wait on Vascepa's NCE status, we look at the best - and worst - things that could happen.
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Max is the Technology, Biopharma & Health Care Bureau Chief at Fool.com. Prior to joining the Fool, he completed a PhD in chemistry at the University of Cambridge and an MBA at the College des Ingenieurs.
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