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Nurse Practitioner - First 7-day H. pylori treatment approved

January 11th, 2009

FAST H. PYLORI REGIMEN
Rabeprazole sodium (Aciphex) is now approved in combination with antibiotics to treat Helicobacter pylori infection in 7 days. Current treatments for H. pylori infection take 10-14 days.
In combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin (Biaxin) as a threedrug regimen, rabeprazole is indicated for the treatment of H. pylori infection and duodenal ulcer disease (active or history within the last 5 years) to eradicate H. pylor…

Adverse Event Reporting News - Biaxin Filmtab

January 9th, 2009

Biaxin XL Filmtab (clarithromycin extended-release tablets)
Biaxin Granules (clarithromycin for oral suspension, USP)
WARNINGS
Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including Biaxin, and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal c…

Drug Store News - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. was hit with a temporary restraining order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Illinois that prevented…

January 6th, 2009

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. was hit with a temporary restraining order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Illinois that prevented the company from introducing its clarithromycin extended-release tablets (500 m…

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Market briefs.(Business)

January 5th, 2009

Abbott loses bid to halt generic LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott Laboratories lost its challenge to a generic-drug company’s proposed immediate-release version of the antibiotic drug Biaxin. Canada’s Supreme Court Thursday dismissed without explanation the company’s claim that Ra…

FDA Consumer - Combination drug treatment approved for ulcers - Food and Drug Administration approves use of Biaxin, or clarithromycin, and Prilosec, or omeprazole, to treat…

December 31st, 2008

The first antibiotic treatment for eradicating Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria associated with active duodenal ulcers, has been approved by FDA.
The treatment involves taking two previously approved drugs: Biaxin (clarithromycin) and Prilosec (omeprazole). It was approved April 18.
Biaxin, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, is an antibiotic for various mild to moderate infections. Prilosec, manufactured by Astra Merck, is a proton pump inhibitor that helps heal u…

Hospital Materials Management - Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., in late April sent cases of hospital, pharmaceutical and nutritional products valued at $2.1 million to AmeriCares, a…

December 29th, 2008

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., in late April sent cases of hospital, pharmaceutical and nutritional products valued at $2.1 million to AmeriCares, a not-for-profit humanitarian aid organization, to aid victims of the war in Iraq. Anothe…

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Lake County Briefs.(Business)

December 26th, 2008

Big Foot reports smaller profit LONG GROVE - Big Foot Financial Corp. announced first-quarter earnings ended Sept. 30 of $157,000, or 10 cents per share, down from $181,000, or 9 cents per share the same quarter a year ago. Net interest income declined to $1.5 million from $1.6 million in 1999.

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Chain Drug Review - Abbott approval

December 24th, 2008

Abbott Laboratories has received FDA approval for a community acquired pneumonia (CAP) indication for Biaxin XL (clarithromycin extended-release tablets). The product is a once-daily version of Biaxin and is indicated for treating mild to moderate CAP.

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Internal Medicine News - Pneumonia Treatment

December 19th, 2008

Biaxin XL (clarithromycin extended-release tablets) has a new 7-day indication for the treatment of mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia. The once-daily formulation is indicated for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae, Morax…

Business Wire - Teva Initiates Phase III Study to Confirm Increased Efficacy of Higher Dose of Glatiramer Acetate for the Treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis;…

December 16th, 2008

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines on antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis. The full report was published in the December 9, 2005, issue of Morbidity…