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  • Mylan's generic Wellbutrin XL enters market

    PITTSBURGH Mylan has launched a generic version of a common antidepressant, the company said Friday.

     

    Mylan announced the launch of bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets in the 150-mg and 300-mg strengths, a once-daily treatment for depression.

     

     

    The drug is a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Wellbutrin XL. Various versions of the drug had sales of around $752 million during the 12-month period ended in June, according to IMS Health.

     

  • Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid enrollment, spending rises; growth will continue

    WASHINGTON Due to the nation’s deep recession, states experienced rapid growth in their Medicaid enrollment and spending last year and expect additional growth, though at a slower pace, in fiscal year 2011, according to a survey of state Medicaid officials in all 50 states released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

     

  • FDA tentatively approves generic Crestor

    MUMBAI, India The Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to a generic cholesterol drug made by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.

    Sun announced Wednesday the tentative approval of rosuvastatin calcium tablets in the 5-mg, 10-mg, 20-mg and 40-mg strengths.

  • Abbott's multipurpose disinfecting solution for contacts gets FDA OK

    ABBOTT PARK, Ill. Abbott has received market clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for RevitaLens Ocutec, a multipurpose disinfecting solution for silicone hydrogel and conventional soft contact lenses.

  • GSK, Mia Hamm to adults: 'Give your health a shot'

    PHILADELPHIA GlaxoSmithKline has tapped soccer star Mia Hamm for its public health campaign to emphasize the need for adults to make vaccinations part of their overall health-and-wellness goals.

    GSK's Give Your Health a Shot campaign underscores the need for adults to receive vaccinations as a preventative measure to protect their health. The campaign announcement followed the pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak that has affected California.

  • Boo-boos be gone with Smith & Nephew's No-Sting Skin-Prep spray

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Smith & Nephew has created a liquid film-forming dressing that dries in less than 30 seconds.

    The company's alcohol-free No-Sting Skin-Prep spray has a four-day wear time and leaves a clear, waterproof, breathable and conformable barrier that allows for visual assessment of the periwound area.

     

  • Decision Resources: Crohn's disease drug market will increase 31% by 2019

    BURLINGTON, Mass. The drug market for Crohn's disease treatments will see moderate growth over the next decade, Decision Resources reported Wednesday.

    The research firm projected that the market will increase a little more than 31%, from $3.2 billion in 2009 to $4.2 billion in 2019, in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan. Decision Resources said the the modest growth rate masks such market changes as new and emerging biologics, as well as generic competition.

  • Baptist Healthcare System wants more Walmart clinics

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. Baptist Healthcare System, which operates a network of hospitals and other facilities throughout the state, is looking to expand the number of clinics it operates inside select Walmart locations, according to a local news report.

    Baptist Healthcare System currently operates six Baptist Express Care clinics at six Walmart stores in the state.

    According to Business First of Louisville, the healthcare system is looking to open 24 clinics in such areas as Middletown and Shelbyville, Nicholasville and Somerset, Ky.

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