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Roche steps up preparedness level over swine flu 7:45 AM 4/29/2009
Reuters - USA
Roche Holding AG is working closely with the World Health Organization to make its Tamiflu drug available to patients following the outbreak. ...

Antigenics brain cancer vaccine gets orphan drug status 6:46 AM 4/29/2009
Reuters - USA
Antigenics Inc said its experimental vaccine Oncophage received orphan drug designation from the US FDA for the treatment of brain cancer. ...

Sanofi halts work on 3 late-stage trial drugs 5:53 AM 4/29/2009
Forbes - NY,USA
Sanofi-Aventis halts development of three Phase III drugs followed a review of its R&D pipeline. It also axes several Phase II drugs and six projects that were in Phase I. ...

More Novartis patients relapse-free with MS drug 5:33 AM 4/29/2009
Reuters - USA
A study shows that 80-83 percent of patients taking its multiple sclerosis drug FTY720 are relapse-free compared to 69 percent of those on the leading current treatment - Biogen's injectable Avonex. ...

Dendreon Prostate Drug Extends Life 4 Months 2:48 PM 4/28/2009
Bloomberg - USA
Dendreon Corp’s prostate cancer therapy Provenge may some day be the first US FDA approved malignancy-fighting immune booster. It extended men’s lives by four months in a study. ...

UCB reports mixed results for epilepsy drug 5:13 AM 4/28/2009
Reuters - USA
UCB reported mixed results of phase III trials for its planned epilepsy drug brivaracetam. One of two studies met primary endpoints for efficacy. ...

Glaxo drug cuts risk of prostate cancer 1:39 PM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
The Reduce study found Avodart (dutasteride) significantly reduced the risk of all biopsy-detectable prostate cancer by 23 percent over four years compared to placebo. ...

Human Genome Sciences releases results for hepatitis C drug 1:09 PM 4/27/2009
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Human Genome Sciences Inc released final results from the last stage of clinical trials of its hepatitis C drug Albuferon. ...

Children who get ADHD drugs score higher on tests 11:01 AM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
Children diagnosed with ADHD from kindergarten through fifth grade who were prescribed drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall performed better on standardized tests than unmedicated peers with ADHD. ...

XenoPort's diabetic pain drug fails in mid-stage trial 9:21 AM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
XenoPort Inc's experimental drug XP13512 to treat diabetic neuropathic pain failed to meet the main goal of a mid-stage study. ...

Glaxo working to increase Relenza drug production 9:19 AM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
GlaxoSmithKline Plc is trying to increase production of Relenza. The drug and Tamiflu are effective against the deadly new strain of swine flu. ...

Pharming drug gets FDA orphan status, shares jump 6:26 AM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
Pharming said Prodarsan had been awarded an Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of Cockayne Syndrome by the US FDA. Cockayne Syndrome is a rare genetic disease in which children suffer from accelerated (or premature) aging. ...

Bayer drug Nexavar ineffective against skin cancer 3:53 AM 4/27/2009
Reuters - USA
Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals said its Nexavar drug failed to work against skin cancer in a late-stage clinical trial. The drug has already proven successful against liver and kidney cancer. ...

Swine flu could boost drug makers, hit tourism and trade 3:18 PM 4/26/2009
Reuters - USA
Swine flu has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and infected others in the United States, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. Tamiflu and Relenza are both recommended drugs shown to work against the new disease. ...

FDA clears potential blockbuster arthritis drug 6:45 AM 4/25/2009
The Associated Press
The US FDA approved Simponi (golimumab) for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, a painful, progressive form of spinal arthritis. ...

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