FDA Approves Drug for Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
December 29, 2008 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the injectable drug degarelix, the first new drug in several years for prostate cancer.
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Novartis strengthens vaccine pipeline with agreement for novel CMV vaccines candidate
Basel, December 29, 2008 - Novartis has strengthened its vaccines pipeline through an exclusive agreement to license AlphaVax' investigational Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine program. This CMV agreement adds to Novartis' promising early stage pipeline of novel vaccines, which focuses on significant unmet needs for the prevention of fatal diseases such as meningococcal infections and other hospital and community acquired infections. These include vaccines to prevent Helicobacter pylori infections,...
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Actavis Totowa and FDA Reach Agreement on Consent Decree
December 29, 2008--Actavis Inc. today announced that it has reached agreement on a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the company's Actavis Totowa LLC subsidiary. This agreement, in effect, settles the issues identified by the Department of Justice in its previously filed complaint against Actavis Inc., Actavis Totowa, and officers Sigurdur Oli Olafsson and Douglas Boothe.
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