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It’s Getting Harder to Come Up With a Successful Drug

by on Feb.17, 2011, under Towing

The odds of shepherding a new drug to market in recent years has fallen to nearly one in 10 — about half of the previous rate, according to a new study released this week. First, a new treatment must survive several layers of clinical studies — and then the FDA approval process. That trip is getting tougher.

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It’s Getting Harder to Come Up With a Successful Drug originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00.

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FDA Rejects Orexigen’s New Diet Drug Over Heart Concerns

by on Feb.01, 2011, under Towing

FDA Rejects Orexigen's New Diet Drug Contrave Over Heart Concerns

In a surprise move Tuesday, the FDA rejected Orexigen’s proposed new diet drug Contrave, saying the company needed to run another study of its cardiovascular risks. With this rejection, all three of a slate of similar diet drugs from competing pharmaceuticals have been turned back by the agency.

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FDA Rejects Orexigen’s New Diet Drug Over Heart Concerns originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:17:00.

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AstraZeneca’s Brilinta Fails to Win FDA Approval

by on Dec.17, 2010, under Towing

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The FDA disappointed AstraZeneca and its investors by not approving its heart drug Brilinta, a blood-thinner that the company — facing a severe patent cliff — has high hopes for. If approved, it could be a multibillion-dollar blockbuster. But the FDA wants to see more analyses of results from a major study.

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AstraZeneca’s Brilinta Fails to Win FDA Approval originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:08:00.

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FDA Is Set Decide the Fate of AstraZeneca’s Heart Drug Brilinta

by on Dec.15, 2010, under Towing

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More than a year after AstraZeneca filed for approval, the FDA will make its decision on Thursday. A large study showed the blood thinner worked better than Plavix for treating acute coronary syndrome — but approval isn’t a sure thing, due in part to some oddities in the study’s results.

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FDA Is Set Decide the Fate of AstraZeneca’s Heart Drug Brilinta originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:35:00.

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