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IMPAX Receives Final FDA Approval for Generic Ditropan(R) XL 5 mg ...  -  May 10, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Alza Pharmaceuticals markets Ditropan XL for the treatment of urge urinary incontinence. US sales of both the branded and generic 5 mg and 10 mg dosage

Impax gets second FDA approval of year  -  May 9, 2007
MSN MoneyGeneric drug maker Impax Laboratories Inc. said Wednesday that US regulators approved its application to sell two generic versions of Ditropan XL,

Allergan sees big Botox role for urinary problems  -  May 18, 2007
Reuters India,But the standard treatments, which also include Johnson & Johnson's Ditropan XL, often cause dry mouth and constipation that prompt patients to stop using

Mylan Wins Merck's Generic-Drug Unit, Outbids Teva (Update4)  -  May 14, 2007
BloombergMylan specializes in copies of brand-name medicines that are difficult to make, such as Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain patch and Ditropan XL bladder

Data Show Low Incidence of Breakthrough Bleeding With ORTHO TRI ...  -  May 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin chloride), and ELMIRON(R) (pentosan polysulfate sodium).

Neuromed Licenses Phase 3 Chronic Pain Product from ALZA Corporation  -  Apr 24, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),CONCERTA(R), DITROPAN XL(R), OROS(R), and PUSH-PULL(TM) are trademarks of ALZA Corporation; JURNISTA(TM) is a trademark of Janssen-Cilag; PROCARDIA XL(R) is

Report Shows Popular Birth Control Pill, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin chloride), and ELMIRON(R) (pentosan polysulfate sodium).

Mylan Says Fiscal 2007 Earnings Exceeded Its Forecast (Update3)  -  Apr 10, 2007
BloombergMylan specializes in copies of brand-name medicines that are difficult to make, such as Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain patch and Ditropan XL bladder

Q4 2006 Omnicare Earnings Conference Call - Final  -  Mar 7, 2007
Insurance News Net,On top of the generic introductions in the third quarter, generic versions of Toprol XL, Ditropan XL and [Saffron] were introduced.

UPDATE 2-Mylan Labs quarterly profitmore than doubles  -  Feb 1, 2007
Reuters..."Upside was driven by higher than expected revenues and gross margins from" Ditropan XL and fentanyl, Morgan Stanley analysts said in a research note.

UPDATE 1-Mylan Labs quarterly profit more than doubles  -  Feb 1, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Thursday that quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by sales of its generic version of the Ditropan XL overactive

Mylan's quarterly profit rises  -  Feb 1, 2007
Pittsburgh Business Times,Mylan Laboratories Inc. said profit in its third quarter rose, thanks in part to the sales of its generic version of the Ditropan XL overactive bladder drug

Mylan Reports Record Quarterly and Nine-Month Revenues, Net Income ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...contributed revenues of $66.2 million, primarily oxybutynin, Mylan's generic version of Alza Corporation's Ditropan XL(R) extended-release tablets.

FDA approves generic Impax drug  -  Dec 19, 2006
Bizjournals.com,In November, the FDA approved the Hayward company's generic formulation of Urecholine, a urinary drug and its generic version of the drug Ditropan XL in

DURECT Corporation Appoints Dr. Terrence F. Blaschke to Its Board ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Earthtimes.org...two publicly-traded companies that successfully developed products (including CONCERTA(R), DITROPAN XL(R) and Viadur(R)) that played a substantial role

DURECT Corporation Appoints Dr. Terrence F. Blaschke to Its Board ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)...two publicly-traded companies that successfully developed products (including CONCERTA®, DITROPAN XL® and Viadur®) that played a substantial role in

Tolterodine Extended-Release Does Not Impair Memory In Patients ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Medical News Today,The results also showed, however, that oxybutynin chloride ER (Ditropan-XL®), 20 mg per day, reduced memory to the same degree as might be expected with 20

Citi Sets Barr Higher, Mylan Lower  Oct 31, 2006
...acknowledges that his Mylan downgrade comes before the expected approval of its generic version of the overactive bladder treatment Ditropan XL, and the ... -TheStreet.com Court of Appeals rules in favor of Mylan in Oxybutynin patent case  Sep 11, 2006
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court decision that Mylan's Oxybutynin products do not infringe a patent for DITROPAN XL and that ... -News-Medical.net

IMPAX Prevails in Alza's Appeal Related to Generic Version of ...  Sep 7, 2006
Alza Pharmaceuticals markets Ditropan XL for the treatment of urge urinary incontinence. US sales of Ditropan XL were approximately ... -Genetic Engineering News

Overactive Bladder Drugs Only Modestly Effective  Sep 10, 2006
The report finds that none of the five drugs - oxybutynin (Ditropan, Ditropan XL and Oxytrol, a skin patch); tolterodine (Detrol, Detrol LA); trospium (Sanctura ... -HealthNewsDigest.com

UPDATE 1-US court backs Mylan on generic incontinence drug  Sep 6, 2006
...decision by the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia that Mylan's unique delivery system for the generic version of Ditropan XL did not ... -Reuters

Mylan Says Appeals Court Upholds Oxybutynin Patent Ruling  Sep 7, 2006
...said Thursday a federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that Mylan's Oxybutynin products do not infringe a patent for Ditropan XL, and that ... -Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse)

Mylan Awarded Positive Ruling In Oxybutynin Patent Litigation ...  Sep 7, 2006
The court confirmed the decision that the Oxybutynin products do not violate a patent for Ditropan XL and the patent is invalid. ... -Trading Markets

Briefs: Wachovia joins forces with GE credit card venture  Sep 8, 2006
...said Thursday a US Court of Appeals ruled that the Pittsburgh-based generic drugmaker had not infringed on a patent for Ditropan XL with its generic Oxybutynin ... -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Appeals Court Rules for Mylan on Ditropan  Sep 7, 2006
...a federal appeals court ruled in its favor in a patent dispute with Johnson & Johnson Inc.'s Ortho-McNeil unit concerning the bladder control drug Ditropan XL. ... -Houston Chronicle

Analysis: Mylan buys majority of Matrix  Aug 28, 2006
...'It also increases the importance, at least in our model, of (Mylan) being able to launch it`s generic version of Ditropan XL this fiscal year in order to make ... -Monsters and Critics.com

Health Highlights: Sept. 6, 2006  Sep 6, 2006
People taking any of the five drugs -- oxybutynin (Ditropan, Ditropan XL and Oxytrol, a skin patch); tolterodine (Detrol, Detrol LA); trospium (Sanctura ... -Forbes

Tolterodine Extended-Release Does Not Impair Memory In Patients ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Medical News Today,The results also showed, however, that oxybutynin chloride ER (Ditropan-XL®), 20 mg per day, reduced memory to the same degree as might be expected with 20

Analysis: Mylan buys majority of Matrix  29 Aug 2006
...'It also increases the importance, at least in our model, of (Mylan) being able to launch it`s generic version of Ditropan XL this fiscal year in order to make ... -Monsters and Critics.com

Survey Sheds Light On Mistaken Identities Of Interstitial Cystitis ...  Aug 20, 2006
ORTHO EVRA® (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN® LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL® (oxybutynin chloride ... -Medical News Today

New Survey Sheds Light on Mistaken Identities of Interstitial ...  Aug 17, 2006
...as ORTHO EVRA(R) (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin ... -Drug Newswire

Ortho Celebrates 75 Years of Partnering With Women  Jul 25, 2006
...with products such as ORTHO EVRA(R) (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin ... -PR Newswire

Mylan Calls for End to Abusive Practices That Delay Access to ...  Jul 20, 2006
In September of 2005, we successfully defended a patent infringement suit and invalidated a patent covering the name brand drug Ditropan XL(R). Mylan's generic ... -PR Newswire



Report Shows Popular Birth Control Pill, Ortho Tri-Cyclen(R) LO ...  May 11, 2006
...as ORTHO EVRA(R) (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin ... - Medical News Today

CAN WATER TAKE WEIGHT OFF?  Apr 19, 2006
I recently began to take Ditropan XL at night, and it works well for me. ... SK. ANSWER: Ditropan XL (oxybutynin) calms overactive bladder muscles. ... - Charlotte Sun-Herald



Mylan: Generic Drugs, Premium Price  Feb 9, 2006
Of course, a pipeline is no guarantee -- for example, while the company is cleared to begin selling generic Ditropan XL fairly soon, it's still battling with ... - MSNBC

Results of Two Epidemiological Studies Provide Important New ...  Feb 16, 2006
...with products such as ORTHO EVRA(R) (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol), ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), DITROPAN XL(R) (oxybutynin ... - International News Service,

Mylan: Generic Drugs, Premium Price  09 Feb 2006
Of course, a pipeline is no guarantee -- for example, while the company is cleared to begin selling generic Ditropan XL fairly soon, it's still battling with ... - MSNBC

Mylan's Pipeline Not Compelling Enough  Feb 3, 2006
He also likes Ditropan XL, which Mylan will likely launch after an appellate court decision given the recent deal with Johnson & Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news ... - Forbes

High Expectations Sink Drug Stocks  Feb 4, 2006
...first-to-file" generic drug opportunities and highlighted generic versions of Pfizer's Norvasc and Johnson & Johnson's (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) Ditropan XL ... - Forbes

Next Five Years May Be 'Challenging' For J&J  Jan 30, 2006
These will be followed by generic threats to Concerta for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, Ditropan XL for overactive bladder, and, in Europe ... - Forbes

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