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October 10, 2012
Mylan settles suit over asthma, allergy drug

Mylan has settled a patent infringement suit over a drug used to treat respiratory diseases, Mylan said.

PITTSBURGH — Mylan has settled a patent infringement suit over a drug used to treat respiratory diseases, Mylan said.

The generic drug maker said it resolved a patent litigation suit filed by Shionogi and Cima Labs over prednisolone sodium phosphate orally disintegrating tablets, a generic version of Orapred ODT. Mylan is hoping to market its generic version of the drug in the 10-mg, 15-mg and 30-mg strengths. The drug is used to treat asthma and certain allergic conditions.

July 27, 2012
FDA approves Rayos

Horizon Pharma announced it has received regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for one of its drugs.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Horizon Pharma announced it has received regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for one of its drugs.

The drug maker said Rayos (prednisone) delayed-release tablets — in the 1-mg, 2-mg and 5-mg stregnths — were approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

September 27, 2010
Pfizer abandons Sutent trial

Pfizer has halted a late-stage trial of a drug therapy in men with prostate cancer,...

NEW YORK Pfizer has halted a late-stage trial of a drug therapy in men with prostate cancer, the drug maker said.

Pfizer announced the discontinuation of “SUN 1120,” a phase-3 trial of Sutent (sunitinib malate) combined with the generic drug prednisone in men with advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer that had progressed despite chemotherapy. An analysis of data from the trial found that the men were not more likely to improve overall survival when taking the two drugs together than when they took prednisone alone.

 

July 22, 2010
Horizon Pharma unveils Lodotra trial

An investigational drug for rheumatoid arthritis reduced the duration of symptoms in patients over the...

June 15, 2010
Horizon: Lodotra reduces RA symptoms in patients in trial

An investigational drug for rheumatoid arthritis significantly reduced symptoms in patients, according to results of...