Shire wins US approval for kidney disease drug
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SHIRE Pharmaceuticals was yesterday celebrating approval from US regulators for the launch of its Fosrenol treatment for patients with kidney disease.
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MADISON, NJ - Pharmaceutical firm Wyeth said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) granted fast-track status to its experimental cancer drug temsirolimus as an initial treatment for patients with advanced kidney cancer.
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Pfizer Inc. won U.S. approval on Thursday to promote its prescription drug Lyrica for treating fibromyalgia, a chronic disease which can cause debilitating pain, sleep problems, stiffness and fatigue.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a widely used adult psychiatric drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
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Pharmaceutical firm Wyeth said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track status to its experimental cancer drug temsirolimus as an initial treatment for patients with advanced kidney ...
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QLT Inc. (QLT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (QLTI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it won US regulatory approval for the six-month formulation of its prostate cancer treatment, Eligard.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Cymbalta for the treatment of pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the product's manufacturer, Novartis AG, said Monday.
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German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the treatment of kidney cancer.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. won U.S. approval to promote its injectable arthritis drug Humira for treating patients with moderate to severe forms of Crohn's disease, health officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. health regulators on Friday approved Medtronic Inc's new drug-eluting heart stent, the first heart device of its kind to win U.S. approval in about 4 years.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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Treatment with Wyeth's drug temsirolimus, which secured U.S. regulatory approval on Wednesday, extended survival for 3 1/2 months for patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma, according to a company-sponsored study.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a statin drug --  such as Lipitor or Zocor -- significantly reduces the risk of  cardiac and non-cardiac death in people on hemodialysis,  investigators report.
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THE 64,000 dollar - correction, make that 500 million dollar â-uestion hanging over Shire Pharmaceuticals is whether the 5 per cent jump in the companyâs shares yesterday reflects relief that US regulators have finally approved its drug for
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TORONTO - A new but potentially costly treatment for multiple sclerosis has received fast-track approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration