Prescription Drugs

Advair Diskus (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE + SALMETEROL) is a combination of inhaled drugs that is used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis. In patients with asthma, the airways (bronchioles) through which air moves in and out of the lungs can be narrowed by accumulation of mucus, spasm of the muscles that surround these airways, or swelling [...]

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Alesse (LEVONORGESTREL/ETHINYLESTRADIOL) is a progestin and estrogen combination birth control pill used to prevent pregnancy. The ingredients of this medication work by preventing ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary) and causing changes in the mucus of the cervix which make it difficult for sperm to penetrate and for an egg to implant. [...]

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Adalat (nifedipine) is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers. Adalat relaxes (widens) your blood vessels (veins and arteries), which makes it easier for the heart to pump and reduces its workload. Adalat is used to lower hypertension (high blood pressure) and to treat angina (chest pain). Adalat may also be used for [...]

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Mallinckrodt has filed a lawsuit against Watson Laboratories, subsidiary of Watson Pharmaceuticals, in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking to prevent Watson from commercializing Exalgo’s generic version prior to the expiration of Hydromorphone Hydrochloride extended-release tablets, 8mg, 12mg, and 16mg (US patent no 5,914,131). Hydromorphone Hydrochloride extended-release tablets are a [...]

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FDA approves Mylan Pharma generic Adalat CC tablets ANDA. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylan Pharmaceuticals’, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc, abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Nifedipine extended-release tablets USP, 30mg, 60mg and 90mg, the generic version of Bayer’s Adalat CC tablets, a treatment for hypertension. Nifedipine is a yellow [...]

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Momenta Pharmaceuticals has filed lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for infringement of two Momenta Pharma patents. The patents cover the Momenta Pharma’s methods of producing Enoxaparin sodium, which assure that the commercial product meets standards for identity and quality. Teva said that its generic version [...]

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Vertex Pharma files Telaprevir NDA to FDA Vertex Pharmaceuticals USA has submitted a NDA (new drug application) for the approval of Telaprevir treatment for people with hepatitis C to the US Food and Drug Administration. The submission includes a request for Priority Review, which would reduce the FDA’s review time from 10 months to six [...]

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Sun Pharma Generic Cymbalta gets tentative FDA approval. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, an Indian Pharma, said that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted its subsidiary a tentative approval for an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Cymbalta, duloxetine hydrochloride delayed-release capsules. Buy Generic Cymbalta The Indian Generic Cymbalta strength [...]

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Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has introduced Zafirlukast tablets (10mg and 20mg), a bioequivalent generic version of Accolate, in the US market. Accolate, an oral prescription medicine used to treat asthma, works by blocking substances in the body called leukotrienes, which may contribute to the asthma symptoms. It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed [...]

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Bafna Pharmaceuticals, an India-based pharmaceutical company, has received UK MHRA approval for the manufacturing of the drug Finasteride to treat enlarged prostate gland. Indian Propecia Finasteride is an antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It works by blocking the body’s production of the male hormone that [...]

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