EU watchdog backs Bayer acne drug for certain patients

Posted: May 17th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Bayer
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LONDON Reuters Bayer's acne pill Diane 35 and its generic versions are safe to use in certain women when other options have failed the European Medicines Agency said on Friday.
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FDA approves Novartis juvenile arthritis drug

Posted: May 17th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Novartis
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The FDA has approved Novartis drug Ilaris canakinumab for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis SJIA in patients aged two years and older. Ilaris is the first interleukin1 bet…
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Eli Lilly | Pharma Commons 2013-05-17 03:20:00

Posted: May 17th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Eli Lilly
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After a long road to approval for its nontherapeutic radiopharmaceutical Amyvid florbetapir F 18 injection the issue Lilly has been grappling with over the past year – Medicare reimbursement…
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Promising first Phase III data for Takeda’s fasiglifam

Posted: May 17th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Takeda
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Takeda has released the first Phase III results for its novel antidiabetic fasiglifam TAK875 which show promising signs of efficacy for the firstinclass oral GPR40 agonist in a firstline setting.Full…
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