U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
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Tekturna, the first new type of blood pressure medicine in more than a decade, is a potential blockbuster for the Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis.
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Forest and Mylan receive FDA approval for Bystolic.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Shares of CoTherix shot up more than 20 percent Thursday as the Belmont, Calif.-based firm announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved its inhaled therapy Ventavis to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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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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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding AG said Friday that the European Union's executive body had approved its cancer drug Avastin.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AGâs Femara (letrozole) tablets for use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have already received post-surgery tamoxifen therapy for five years.
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Pfizer Inc. said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its medication for pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes or shingles.
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Novartis AG won US approval to promote the drug Femara for women who have finished standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer and run out of options, the company said on Friday.
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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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A two-drug combination pill dramatically reduced deaths among blacks with heart failure, a landmark finding that is expected to lead to government approval of the first medication marketed for a specific race.
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Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday that U.S. regulators had approved wider use for its colon cancer drug Eloxatin, lifting shares in the world's third-largest pharmaceuticals group.
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Enablex, also known as darifenacin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) had purchased the drug from Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) for $225 million
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U.S. regulators have not approved Novartis AG's Prexige painkiller, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday, a move that had been expected after Australia withdrew the drug on concerns over liver side-effects.
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Shares of Boston Scientific (BSX:NYSE - news - research) rose Monday following the announcement that the Food and Drug Administration had approved its product to reduce the risk of a heart attack following heart bypass surgery.
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Pharmaceutical group Novartis on Monday  said it had received U.S. approval for Exelon Patch, which  delivers a treatment for Alzheimer&#39;s disease through a skin  patch instead of an oral capsule.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug designed to better fight what&#39;s described as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America.
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WASHINGTON -- Doctors can check patients&#39; DNA when choosing medication for them, using a test the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has approved.