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FDA OKs Botox for Certain Bladder Control Issues

Aug 25 2011 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FDA has approved Allergan's Botox injection for a new use in patients who have bladder problems caused by spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis.

BOTOX Receives Positive Opinion in Fourteen European Countries for Urinary Incontinence in Patients with MS or Spinal Cord Injury

Aug 8 2011 | News

Allergan has announce that BOTOX(R) (botulinum toxin type A) has received a positive opinion from the Irish Medicines Board for the management of urinary incontinence in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) resulting from neurogenic bladder due to stable sub-cervical spinal cord injury, or multiple sclerosis.

Virginia Jury Returns $212M Verdict Against Botox Maker

Apr 29 2011 | News

A federal jury on Thursday awarded $212 million to a Virginia man who claimed injections of the wrinkle-smoothing drug Botox to treat hand tremors and writer's cramp left him brain-damaged and disabled.

Amgen CEO got $21M in 2010 Compensation

Apr 8 2011 | News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amgen Inc. Chairman and CEO Kevin W. Sharer received compensation valued at about $21 million in 2010, a 38 percent increase from what he got the year before, according to an Associated Press review of the biotechnology company's proxy statement.

Allergan and MAP Pharmaceuticals to Collaborate on Migraine Treatment

Feb 1 2011 | News

Allergan, Inc. and MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have announced a collaboration within the United States for LEVADEX(TM), a self-administered, orally inhaled therapy that has completed Phase III clinical development for the treatment of acute migraine in adults.


Watson Confirms Combigan Patent Challenge

Sep 7 2010 | News

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc. filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the FDA seeking approval to market Brimonidine Tartrate and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.2%/0.5%.

BOTOX Receives UK Authorization as Preventative Treatment for Chronic Migraine

Jul 9 2010 | News

Allergan has announced that BOTOX(R) (botulinum toxin type A) has been licensed by the MHRA in the UK for the prophylaxis of headaches in adults who have chronic migraine.

Sanofi-Aventis’ Potential Acquisition Targets

Sanofi-Aventis’ Potential Acquisition Targets

Jul 8 2010 | News

Rumours have emerged that French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis is in the early stages of planning a reported $20 billion acquisition with the potential target thought to be US-based.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Allergan Enter Global Agreement on Investigational Neuropathic Pain Medicine

Mar 3 2010 | News

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Allergan, Inc. today announced a global agreement for the development and commercialization of AGN-209323, a Phase II-ready, orally administered small molecule in clinical development for neuropathic pain.  

Allergan Fourth Quarter Profit Grows 51% as Sales Climb

Feb 4 2010 | News

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Botox maker Allergan Inc. said Thursday its profit jumped 51 percent in the fourth quarter, but its forecasts for 2010 trended below Wall Street estimates.

Blogs

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

Jan 30 | John Ager, Technical Consultant, Life Science, Kepner-Tregoe, Inc

Document management software enables investigators to present the information used to reach conclusions clearly and concisely and it helps reviewers to track and approve investigations.

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

Jan 13 | Thorsten Vammen, Director at GEA Liquid Processing in Skanderborg, Denmark

Some companies feel that they can project manage new processing facilities themselves, bringing in sub-contracted help only when it’s needed. Self-managing is possible, but there may be a better way.

Multimedia

Battle over Birth Control

Battle over Birth Control

Feb 9 | Video

CNN’s The Situation Room discusses the current dispute over health care coverage for contraception. Will there be a contraception compromise?

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Jan 18 | Video

Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050. But as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the plan does not include any funding.

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

Jan 11 | Video

Parents of children with attention deficit disorders are forced to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of prescription medicines with no guarantees they will be available.

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Jan 10 | Video

A recent study reveals that women who take statins may have a greate chance of developing diabetes.

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