http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe The best of pharma news and views Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GlaxoSmithKline has recalled a lot of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine Pandemrix in Canada following complaints of adverse reactions from the vaccine, reports said. GlaxoSmithKline has asked that the October batch of H1N1 swine flu Pandemrix be taken out of circulation because it produced serious and immediate anaphylactic reactions in one ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/glaxosmithkline-recalls-a-lot-of-h1n1-vaccine-pandemrix-from-canada-due-to-side-effects/ A spray treatment which can prolong intercourse time by at least six-fold by delaying orgasm in prematurely ejaculating men has been developed by a Japanese company Shionogi unit Sciele Pharma Inc. The investigational drug code-named PSD502 combines two local anesthetics - lidocaine and prilocaine - in an aerosol applied to the ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/new-drug-increases-intercourse-time-by-6-fold-delays-orgasm-sciele/ Single injection of Elonva would replace 7 daily injections Corifollitropin alfa injection (Elonva) to treat infertility in women developed by MercK & Co is likely to get approval in the European Union countries. Corifollitropin alfa injection (Elonva) has been recommended for approval by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/corifollitropin-alfa-elonva-to-treat-female-infertility-recommended-for-approval-in-eu-merck/ Mumbai: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, based in India, has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s application for Nicardipine Hydrochloride Injections (HCI), which is a short-term treatment for hypertension. The Nicardipine Hydrochloride Injections, available in strength of 25 mg/10 ml, has an annual ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/sun-pharmaceutical-hypertension-drug/ The United States-based pharmaceutical company Organon has launched its female contraceptive, called NuvaRing, in India. NuvaRing, the vaginal ring, has no side-effects, and is a flexible, transparent ring made of inert plastics, the company claims. It is a once-a-month vaginal ring which offers the same benefits as the contraceptive pill, plus the ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/contraceptive-vaginal-ring-nuvaring-launched-in-india/ Daiichi-Ranbaxy has tied up with Canada-based transdermal drug development firm Nuvo Research Inc to supply a topical wound healing agent Oxoferin in some Asian countries. Daiichi-Ranbaxy will suppy Oxoferin in Malaysia, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore under license from Nuvo Research. The Oxoferin supply deal has been signed between Dimethaid GmbH, ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/daiichi-ranbaxy-to-supply-nuvos-wound-healing-agent-oxoferin-in-asian-countries/ Venus Remedies has received patents from South Africa for its antibiotic combination product Potentox. Potentox is a combxnation of a cephalosporin with aminoglycoside indicated for the treatment of hospital acquired pneumonia, community acquired pneumonia and Febrile Neutropenia. Potentox is the third product of Venus Remedies being granted Companies and Intellectual Property Registration ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/venus-remedies-antibiotic-combo-against-pneumonia-potentox-gets-patent-from-south-africa/ Matrix Laboratories, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc, has received final approval for lansoprazole delayed-release capsules from the US Food and Drug Administration. Lansoprazole delayed-release capsules are the generic version of Tap Pharmaceuticals' proton pump inhibitor Prevacid DR capsules. US Food and Drug Administration has approved Matrix'Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for lansoprazole ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/mylan-matrix-lansoprazole-prevacid-generic-gets-us-fda-approval/ Unlike Viagra, flibanserin works on the brain to rekindle sexual appetite in women Flibanserin, a pill arouse sexual desire in women by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, is currently underway. Flibanserin, whose phase 3 data will be presented this week at a meeting on sexual disorders in Lyon, is being watched as female Viagra ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/flibanserin-pills-to-arouse-sexual-desire-in-females-by-boehringer-ingelheim-is-coming/ Indinavir, anti HIV drug from Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited has been included pre-qualification list of  the World Health Organisation, Geneva (WHO), the company announced. Ranbaxy Laboratories's  Indinavir (as sulfate) - 400mg anti retroviral (ARV) capsule is used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. With the inclusion of Indinavir, Ranbaxy now has a total of ... http://www.dancewithshadows.com/pillscribe/ranbaxys-anti-hiv-drug-indinavir-gets-who-prequalification/