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Prasco enters distribution deal with Shire for kidney disease drug
CINCINNATI — Prasco Labs will distribute an authorized generic for reducing serum phosphate in patients with end-stage renal disease under a contract with Shire, Prasco said Thursday.
The company, which focuses on authorized generic drugs, announced the deal for lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets in the 500-mg, 750-mg and 1,000-mg strengths. The drug is a version of Shire's Fosrenol. Authorized generics are branded drugs marketed under their generic names at a discounted price, usually through a third-party company under contract with the branded drug's manufacturer.
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FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Novoeight for hemophilia A
BAGSVÆRD, Denmark — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug made by Novo Nordisk for treating hemophilia A, the Danish drug maker said.
Novo Nordisk announced the approval of Novoeight (turoctocog alfa), a recombinant coagulation factor VIII, for adults and children with hemophilia, a disease caused by factor VIII deficiency that results in uncontrollable bleeding.
