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  • FDA approves Mylan hypertension drug

    SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for treating high blood pressure made by Mylan, FDA records showed.

    The FDA approved Mylan's metoprolol succinate tablets in the 25-mg, 50-mg, 100-mg and 200-mg strengths.

    The drug is a generic version of AstraZeneca's Toprol-XL.

  • Prescription drug access remained stable between 2007 and 2010, study finds

    WASHINGTON — One-in-eight Americans didn't fill prescriptions last year because they couldn't afford to, but despite difficulties with the economy, that proportion remained level, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • Valeant launches hostile takeover bid for ISTA

    MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has launched a hostile takeover bid for ISTA Pharmaceuticals, the company said.

    The company announced Friday the offer of $6.50 per share for ISTA, an Irvine, Calif.-based maker of eye drugs. ISTA stock had a closing price of $3.89 per share on Thursday.

  • FDA approves Sandoz drug for fungal infections

    PRINCETON, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Sandoz for treating yeast and other fungal infections.

    Sandoz announced Monday the approval of voriconazole tablets in the 50-mg and 200-mg strengths, a generic version of Pfizer's Vfend.

    Branded and generic versions of the drug had sales of about $189 million during the 12-month period ended in October, according to IMS Health.

     

  • 'Pharmacist Sentiment Report' gets inside the heads of today’s busiest pharmacists

    NEW YORK — What new prescription and OTC drugs are top of mind among retail pharmacists? How often do pharmacists REALLY recommend private label?

  • STDs becoming more prevalent across baby boomer demographic

    PITMAN, N.J. — According to an article in the November/December issue of the journal Medical-Surgical Nursing, rates of HIV/AIDS, herpes, syphilis, human papilloma virus and other STDs are climbing steadily across men and women older than 50 years. 

  • DXM abuse down among high school seniors; overall Rx and Vicodin abuse up

    WASHINGTON — Approximately 5.3% of high school seniors abused over-the-counter cough-cold medicines in the past month, according to the latest "Monitoring the Future" survey released Wednesday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That's down from 6.6% of high school seniors who claimed to have recently abused cough-cold medicines last year.

  • GPhA proposes new initiative to target drug shortages

    WASHINGTON — The Generic Pharmaceutical Association proposed Thursday the creation of a new initiative to combat the problem of drug shortages.

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