Biogen gets the first in 8 years FDA approval for a multiple ...
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Today was a day of good news for multiple sclerosis patients: FDA granted approval to a new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren developed by Biogen Idec Inc.
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Epoch Biosciences, a small Bothell company that makes tools to speed up genetic analysis, said yesterday it has agreed to be sold to San Diego-based Nanogen for about $60 million in stock.
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To turn its new multiple sclerosis treatment Antegren into a blockbuster drug with more than $1 billion in annual sales, Biogen Idec and its partner, Elan Pharmaceuticals, might not have to persuade doctors that it is superior to existing interferon treatments. Partial data released by the companies appear to confirm the treatment's outstanding clinical performance.
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Biogen Idec Inc. of Cambridge said it is in final discussions with the Food and Drug Administration about its new multiple sclerosis drug Antegren, and expects the drug to be approved by the end of the month.
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Roche Holding, the world&#39;s biggest maker of diagnostic tests, has received Food and Drug Administration approval to market the first laboratory gene test that can help doctors reduce the risk of side effects for certain medications.
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NEW YORK  - Genzyme Corp. announced Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) for the treatment of
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Could a jointly marketed drug lead to a joint company? Ireland&#39;s Sunday Tribune said yesterday that US pharmaceuticals company Biogen Idec (nasdaq: BIIB - news - people ) was looking to make an all-stock bid
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Biogen Idec Inc. and Elan Corp. said yesterday that they have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to sell Tysabri, a multiple sclerosis drug, to treat patients with Crohn's disease.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn was given clearance by US antitrust regulators to purchase shares in Biogen Idec Inc., the world's biggest maker of drugs for multiple sclerosis.
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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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Becton, Dickinson gets FDA approval of its latest (rapid) superbug detection test.
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The regulatory approval was also a boost for the embattled drugs sector. It was feared that, following a series of safety crises, the US Food and Drug Administration would get tougher on new drugs.
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Biogen Idec and Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. won government approval yesterday to sell a new multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug, which some analysts predict will bring in $2 billion
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The company is ready to handle competition from generics.
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The approval marks a step toward an era in which medical treatments are personalized for each patient.
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The first generic version of Lexapro, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, with more than $2 billion in sales last year, received federal approval Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration strongly endorsed Biogen Idec Inc.&#39;s new multiple sclerosis treatment, putting the Cambridge firm in position to expand the market for MS drugs and win greater market share.