ROCKVILLE, Md., March 17, 2010-The FDA posted on its website, yesterday, warning letters sent to Actavis and Sirion Therapeutics over promotional material. In the Actavis letter, the FDA criticized a Co-Pay Assistance Program brochure for Kadian calling it "false or misleading because they omit and minimize the serious risks associated with the drug." In the Sirion letter it called a professional sales aid and a professional z-card for Durezol also "false and misleading."
LAKE CHARLES, La., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone has heard of Botox being used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, but now the muscle-immobilizing treatment is moving to the opposite end of the body to get patients back on their feet.
NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and markets novel topical delivery platform-based prescription drugs, today announced the launch of its Neosalus Cream.
Naarden, The Netherlands; Malvern, PA, 16 March 2010 – Forbion Capital Partners today announces that it has led the Series C investment of Promedior with a syndicate of leading life science investors.
Oslo, 16 March 2010 - PCI Biotech reported today that it has completed the treatment of the third dose group in the phase I/II study of its proprietary photosensitiser Amphinex used in combination with the cytotoxic agent bleomycin in cancer patients.
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, representing investors of Medivation, Inc., has filed a class action lawsuit in United States District Court on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased Medivation common stock between July 17, 2008 and March 2, 2010, inclusive.
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Hitachi, Ltd. and NextDocs Corporation today announced their newly formed partnership in document management solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
MANCHESTER, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Dove Medical Press, a leading open-access publisher, has entered into an alliance with Athena Healthcare Consultancy, a well established CRO and pharmaceutical medical marketing consultancy based in Shanghai.
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) today convened leading executives from U.S. and Indian industry, joined by top government officials, for the 7th Meeting of the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG).
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Ingres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and pioneer of the New Economics of IT, today announced that AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the UK's leading distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products and services to pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors, has significantly reduced operating costs with Ingres Database.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Hospital Systems Corporation subsidiary has entered into a license agreement with Carestream Health, Inc. covering a portfolio of patents that apply to medical picture archiving and communication system (PACS) technology.
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - MedThink Communications, a full-service healthcare communications company, today announced that Michael Szumera has joined the agency as Vice President, Public Relations Practice Lead.
LAFAYETTE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software, announced today that Human Genome Sciences, Inc. will deploy Aegis' Discoverant as its data management, analytics and reporting solution in the scale-up and production of BENLYSTA (belimumab), an investigational drug for the treatment of systemic lupus that has successfully completed Phase 3 trials.
MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - REACH3, the market leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for healthcare, has hired Lori Brenner, Director – Physician Referral Builder, effective March 9, 2010.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - DestinationRx, Inc., a health plan and drug comparison industry leader, was awarded the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Medical Banking Project's “Point-and-Click” Award for 2010.
NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Recombinant Data Corp., a healthcare data warehousing and clinical intelligence solutions provider, today announced that Harvard University selected the company to become an authorized support provider for Profiles Research Networking Software.
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - BioPontis Alliance LLC announces a biomedical development partnership with a charter group of leading private and public universities. New York University (including NYU School of Medicine), University of Florida, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Pennsylvania have entered into memorandums of understanding with BioPontis Alliance to facilitate the advancement of promising research discoveries.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2010 - Public meetings are an effective way to disseminate accurate information to the public about communicable diseases, such as the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Missouri and the Northern Kentucky Health Department.
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