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Gilead, Tibotec to develop HIV drug
CORK, Ireland — A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences will collaborate to develop a combination drug for HIV, the two companies said Tuesday.
Gilead and Tibotec Pharmaceuticals will work to create a once-daily, single-tablet combination of Tibotec’s Prezista (darunavir) and Gilead’s investigational drug cobicistat, a so-called boosting agent.
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FDA accepts Endo's resubmission for Opana ER
CHADDS FORD, Pa. — The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a resubmission by Endo Pharmaceuticals of a regulatory application for an opioid pain drug designed to thwart abuse, Endo said.
The agency had declined to approve Endo’s Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) in January for reasons that the company did not specify, though the agency did not request additional clinical studies in its statement, known as a complete response letter.