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Five Days of LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) as Effective as 10 Days of ...  -  May 22, 2007
WebWire (press release),Data presented today at a major medical meeting found that LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) 750 mg tablets administered once-daily for five days is as effective as

Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin ...  -  May 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Ortho-McNeil, Inc., the company that markets LEVAQUIN in the US, presented the data during a scientific session at the annual meeting of the American

Impact of KSR v. Teleflex on Pharmaceutical Industry  -  May 3, 2007
Patently-O,In the case of Levaquin, Mylan Labs lost at the district court level in a case that it should have won, even under the law as it existed at the time,

More revelations with the Materialist  -  May 9, 2007
Concierge,The Materialist assumed she had a yeast infection and began immediately self-medicating with the extensive arsenal of drugs (Zithromax, Levaquin, Diflucan,

Best canadian and usa pharmacies online resourse  -  May 4, 2007
Journal lycéen,Most pharmacists prevacid keep confidential computerized records of patients’ levaquin drug therapies to prevent harmful drug interactions.

FDA Extends Marketing Exclusivity for LEVAQUIN(R  -  Mar 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The action attaches to the US patent covering LEVAQUIN, extending exclusivity from December 2010 to June 2011. This decision was based on five,

Analysis: J&J Q1 clouded on stent worries  -  Apr 17, 2007
United Press InternationalGlobal Levaquin sales rose 18 percent to $475 million, including a 50- percent increase outside of the United States to $15 million.

Johnson & Johnson Blows Away Q1 (JNJ)  -  Apr 20, 2007
Investopedia,Sales of high margin drugs including Topamax (used to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches) and Levaquin (an "anti-infective") have been soaring.

J&J handily beats forecast, shares jump  -  Apr 17, 2007
Reuters.uk,Global sales of prescription drugs jumped 10.6 percent to $6.2 billion, with strong growth for epilepsy drug Topamax, antibiotic Levaquin and schizophrenia

J&J's net profit dives on Conor takeover charges  -  Apr 17, 2007
MarketWatch...boosted by strong sales of the anti-seizure medicine Topamax, its Risperdal antipsychotic drug franchise and the anti-infective treatment Levaquin.

J&J 1Q profit falls 22 percent  -  Apr 17, 2007
Jordan Falls News,...rose 10.6 percent to $6.22 billion, led by strong sales of epilepsy treatment Topamax, anti-infective drug Levaquin and anti-psychotic drugs including

CDC Shifts Gonorrhea Treatment Advice  -  Apr 12, 2007
CBS News,...(WebMD) The CDC announced today that it no longer recommends treating gonorrhea with fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro, Floxin, and Levaquin.

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Causes CDC To Ask Doctors To Switch ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
All Headline NewsCDC has urged doctors to use antibiotics such as Cipro, Rocephin Floxin, and Levaquin for the treatment of gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is among the most common

More than 100 scientific studies fail to find fault with aspartame  -  Apr 9, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Members of that family include Cipro, Tequin, Levaquin, Floxin and others. The absorption problem can be avoided by taking calcium two hours before the

Johnson & Johnson Reports 2007 First-Quarter Results: Sales ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Sales growth reflects the strong performance of TOPAMAX, an antiepileptic and a treatment for the prevention of migraine headaches; LEVAQUIN,

In 2005 The Global Antibacterial Market Was Valued At ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The best selling drug was J&Js/Sanofi-Aventis Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. -- Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

Record sales push J&J above estimates  -  Apr 17, 2007
USA Today10.6% to $6.22 billion, led by strong sales of epilepsy treatment Topamax, anti-infective drug Levaquin and anti-psychotic drugs including Risperdal.

J&J handily beats forecast  -  Apr 17, 2007
Canada.com,Sales of Topamax, increasingly also used to treat migraine headaches, jumped 30 percent to $610 million, while antibiotic Levaquin rose 18 percent to $475

Johnson & Johnson: A Q1 Review  -  Apr 17, 2007
Briefing.com,Key product lines included Topomax, Levaquin, Floxin, and its antipsychotic franchise which includes Risperdal, Risperdal Consta and Invega.

Agency urges change in antibiotics for gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
International Herald Tribune,...meant to substitute for the three currently recommended fluoroquinolones, ciprofloxacin, or Cipro; ofloxacin, or Floxin; and levofloxacin, or Levaquin.

CDC Makes New Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Earthtimes.org...as cephalosporins which were used in the 1980s, rather than the more commonly used antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin or Cipro, Levaquin, or Floxin.

Panacos Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Financial Results  -  Feb 21, 2007
Business Wire (press release),His career has been highlighted by leadership roles in the development and approval of the prescription drugs LEVAQUIN, TOPAMAX, REMINYL, REGRANEX,

Zithromax effective for traveler's diarrhea  -  Feb 14, 2007
Scientific AmericanMore than 85 percent of these pathogens are resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as Levaquin (levofloxacin) or Cipro (ciprofloxacin),

Levofloxacin works well for ear infections in kids  -  Jan 10, 2007
Reuters...note that levofloxacin, sold under the trade name Levaquin, has an excellent record for treating bacterial infections in the throat and lungs.

Antibiotic suspected as factor in deaths  -  Jan 4, 2007
Canada.com,A spokesman for Janssen- Ortho, the company that manufactures Levaquin, could not be reached for comment. The fluroquinolone drugs are called broad-spectrum

Panacos names Dunton to top spot  -  Jan 8, 2007
Boston Globe,Dunton has worked in clinical research for 23 years, and was involved with the development and approval of several drugs, including the antibiotic Levaquin

Commercial Insight: Antibacterials - Growth in resistance rates ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe best selling drug was J&J's/Sanofi-Aventis' Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

Patent Expiries of Leading Antibiotics From Several Pharmaceutical ...  -  Jan 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The new Pharmacor report Emerging Antibacterial Agents finds that Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin, Sanofi-Aventis's Tavanic, Daiichi-Sankyo's Cravit,

Panacos Appoints Alan W. Dunton, MD as New CEO  -  Jan 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...drug development, and the regulatory process, highlighted by leadership roles in the development and approval of the prescription drugs Levaquin(R),

Sufferers swat at cold, flu bugs  -  Dec 27, 2006
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,Wyatt said Walgreens has dispensed antibiotics such as Biaxin and Levaquin as well as many prescription cough medicines to local patients.

Commercial Insight: Antibacterials - Growth in resistance rates ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe best selling drug was J&J's/Sanofi-Aventis' Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

People's Pharmacy: Bad breath can be side effect of drug  -  Dec 9, 2006
Bryan College Station Eagle,Q: I found some Levaquin 500 mg tabs in the back of my medicine chest. I was looking for something to help with my chronic back pain. What is Levaquin for,

Bucknell Brigade seeks donations  -  Dec 11, 2006
Sunbury Daily Item,Rocephin injections, one-touch glucose testing strips, asthma medication, Levaquin 250 or 500 mg, reusable bags and tape for autoclave, antibiotic eye

Pharmacy: Annual flu-season ritual has begun again  Nov 5, 2006
Q. I found some Levaquin 500 mg tabs in the back of my medicine chest. I ... pain. What is Levaquin for, and how should it be taken? ... -Houston Chronicle, "Super Bug" Scares - Straight Facts About Antibiotic Resistance  Nov 6, 2006
LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) is indicated for adults with acute bacterial sinusitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Moraxella ... -Medical News Today (press release), Stay healthy while traveling abroad  Oct 26, 2006
...diarrhea, she said. "Imodium AD may not be sufficient," she said. "You may also need an antibiotic like Levaquin. There are even ... -Myrtle Beach Sun News, Targacept Appoints Alan Dunton To Board - Quick Facts  Oct 24, 2006
...he has played a primary role in the development of a number of products to regulatory approval including Reminyl, Risperdal, TOPAMAX, Levaquin, Regranex and ... -Trading Markets, Targacept Announces Addition of Alan W. Dunton, MD to Its Board of ...  Oct 25, 2006
...played a primary role in the development of a number of products to regulatory approval including Reminyl(R), Risperdal(R), TOPAMAX(R), Levaquin(R), Regranex(R ... -Drug Newswire (press release), Inside J&J's Medicine Chest:  Oct 15, 2006
Total sales last year were $2.5 billion. Other top producers include the epilepsy and migraine treatment Topamax, and Levaquin, an antibiotic. ... -Barron's (subscription) Targacept Announces Addition of Alan W. Dunton, MD to Its Board of ...  Oct 24, 2006
...played a primary role in the development of a number of products to regulatory approval including Reminyl®, Risperdal®, TOPAMAX®, Levaquin®, Regranex® and ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Foods to avoid when you’re taking meds  Sep 11, 2006
Calcium found in dairy products can bind some medications, such as iron supplements and some antibiotics (Cipro and Levaquin, a quinolone.). ... -MSNBC

Public Citizen seeks more warnings on antibiotics  Aug 29, 2006
In a petition filed with the agency, Public Citizen said products like Bayer's (BAY) Cipro and Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Levaquin should carry a "black-box ... -MarketWatch

Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds  Aug 29, 2006
...it became interested in the subject after receiving complaints from consumers who suffered tendon problems after taking another of the antibiotics, Levaquin. ... -Houston Chronicle

Public Citizen urges antibiotic warnings  Aug 29, 2006
Fluoroquinolones include Bayer's Cipro, Aventis' Penetrex, Bristol-Myers Squibb's Tequin, Ortho-McNeil's Levaquin and Merck's Noroxin. ... -United Press International

Call for stronger warning labels on antibiotics linked to tendon ...  Aug 30, 2006
...and the state of Illinois are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to order its strongest warning be laced on labels for Cipro, Levaquin and similar ... -KVIA

Public Citizen and Illinois Attorney General Petition FDA to Place ...  Aug 29, 2006
Sixty-one percent of the ruptures were associated with Levaquin, which has accounted for 45 percent of all fluoroquinolone prescriptions in the past four years ... -Common Dreams

J&J Struggles to Perk Up  Sep 17, 2006
Coming patent expirations for some blockbuster drugs, including antipsychotic Risperdal and antibiotic Levaquin, are putting pressure on the device unit to ... -Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Ask Dr. H | Tot can't have color blindness  Sep 4, 2006
...defect. Q: My husband was seen by his doctor last week for a sinus infection and prescribed Levaquin (antibiotic) and prednisone. ... -Philadelphia Inquirer

Heed all drug cautions carefully  Sep 4, 2006
5 and 30 percent of the drug (maybe more if you have eaten calcium-rich foods, which interfere with fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro and Levaquin). ... -Denver Post

The heart of Jeff Reardon's darkness  Sep 1, 2006
...his recovery from the operation and the infection, he received prescriptions for another half-dozen medications, including the antibiotic Levaquin, whose side ... -ESPN

Public Citizen Petitions the FDA to Include a Black Box Warning on ...  Aug 29, 2006
...the United States [Ciprofloxacin (Cipro; Bayer), Enoxacin (Penetrex; Aventis), Gatifloxacin (Tequin; Bristol-Myers Squibb), Levofloxacin (Levaquin; Ortho-McNeil ... -PharmaLive.com

Fluoroquinolones in children addressed in AAP policy  Sep 1, 2006
...in suspension formulations, have been investigated with data published or presented in a public forum: ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and levofloxacin (Levaquin). ... -AAP News (subscription)

People's Pharmacy: Bad breath can be side effect of drug  -  Dec 9, 2006
Bryan College Station Eagle,Q: I found some Levaquin 500 mg tabs in the back of my medicine chest. I was looking for something to help with my chronic back pain. What is Levaquin for,

Bucknell Brigade seeks donations  -  Dec 11, 2006
Sunbury Daily Item,Rocephin injections, one-touch glucose testing strips, asthma medication, Levaquin 250 or 500 mg, reusable bags and tape for autoclave, antibiotic eye

Why 'empty stomach' guidelines matter  Aug 22, 2006
...between 5 and 30 percent of the drug (maybe more if you have eaten calcium-rich foods, which interfere with fluoroquinolone antibiotics like Cipro and Levaquin ... -Newsday

Mineral supplements shouldn't be mixed with certain antibiotics  Aug 14, 2006
By SUZY COHEN. Q: I was prescribed the antibiotic Levaquin for an infection. ... Levaquin belongs to a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones. ... -Fort Worth Star Telegram

Minimize allergies by bathing the cat  Aug 8, 2006
Avelox and similar quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin) may occasionally affect heart rhythms and cause palpitations. ... -Charlotte Observer

Antibiotics can affect the heart  Aug 7, 2006
Avelox and similar quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin) may occasionally affect heart rhythms and cause palpitations. ... -Los Angeles Times

Pharmacy: Patients should take active role in own health care  Aug 6, 2006
A. Avelox and similar quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin) may occasionally affect heart rhythms and cause palpitations. ... -Houston Chronicle

Diverse challenges await generics industry  Aug 7, 2006
...and Viagra (sildenafil), Merck's Zetia (ezetimibe) and Cozaar (losartan), GSK's Avandia (rosaglitazone) and Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin (levofloxacin) and ... -PipelineReview.com

Study CAPRIE: Moxifloxacin more effective at treating elders' ...  Aug 5, 2006
...patients recovered within three to five days of therapy onset, compared to 90 percent of patients treated with the standard medication, Levofloxacin ( Levaquin ... -Xagena.it

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Pharmaceutical Websites Visited by ...  Aug 2, 2006
Botox, Abilify, Aranesp, Adderall XR, Humira, Avelox, Provigil, Aldara, Peg-Intron, Restasis, Risperdal, Ebritux, Abilify, Novolog, Levaquin, Flomax, Herceptin ... -Yahoo! News

Keep vitamins and dairy away from Levaquin  Jul 18, 2006
I was prescribed the antibiotic Levaquin for an infection. The ... interfere. Levaquin belongs to a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones. ... -Newsday

Generics have cost advantage  Jul 11, 2006
An example would be prescribing Levaquin (a brand) versus amoxicillin (a generic) for an acute episode of sinusitis. Levaquin (once ... -Jackson Clarion Ledger

Medication Use and Older Adults  Jul 17, 2006
Paauw says. Examples of quinolone antibiotics include Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), and Floxin (ofloxacin). In ... -FDA.gov

Procrit® Growth Expected Later this Year  Jun 30, 2006
...sales have increased for Johnson & Johnson by 3.7 percent to $5.6 billion with sales of Risperdal ®, Remicade®, Topamax®, Levaquin® and Concerta®. ... -Cancer Consultants

Generic pie to grow bigger but also carved up into smaller pieces  Jul 10, 2006
...sildenafil), Merck's Zetia (ezetimibe) and Cozaar (losartan), GlaxoSmithKline 's Avandia (rosaglitazone) and Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin (levofloxacin) and ... -In-PharmaTechnologist.com

Diverse challenges await generics industry  Jul 7, 2006
...and Viagra (sildenafil), Merck's Zetia (ezetimibe) and Cozaar (losartan), GSK's Avandia (rosaglitazone) and Johnson & Johnson's Levaquin (levofloxacin) and ... -Pharmaceutical Business Review

Community-Acquired MRSA Outbreaks Tied to Fly-by-Night Tattooists  Jun 23, 2006
Drainage and/or oral antimicrobials - including trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Levaquin (levofloxacin), and clindamycin - resolved most infections. ... -MedPage Today

Verispan: Forest Remains No. 1 in Long-Term Care  Jun 26, 2006
Johnson & Johnson's Long-Term Care Group was complimented for its "thorough understanding of long-term care" and "good rebates and Levaquin and Risperdal." One ... -Genetic Engineering News

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Antibiotic gatifloxacin (Tequin) pulled from market  May 2, 2006
Other antibiotics in the same class include ciprofloxacin (Cipro, others) and levofloxacin (Levaquin, others). What does this mean to you? ... - MayoClinic.com

MARKET TALK: Cadila +1.7%; Tentative Levofloxacin FDA OK  Apr 24, 2006
Note, levofloxacin a generic version of Ortho-McNeil's branded medicine Levaquin, whose annual sales in US estimated at $295 million; Cadila says it expects ... - Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

MediciNova, Inc. Appoints Arlene M. Morris and Alan W. Dunton to ...  May 11, 2006
His twenty years of experience are marked by the development and approval of the prescription drugs Levaquin(R) (antibiotic), TOPAMAX(R) (migraine), Reminyl(R ... - International News Service

J&J Boosts Dividend  Apr 27, 2006
...company cited strong sales last year of anti-inflammatory drug Remicade, anti-psychotic Risperdal, migraine drug Topamax and antibiotic drug Levaquin and said ... - TheStreet.com

Holding on  Apr 25, 2006
...by. A doctor gave CJ a prescription for 30 antibiotic Levaquin tablets. Even with insurance, they cost the McCauleys $5 a pill. ... - The Casper Star Tribune





Moxifloxacin Monotherapy as Effective as High-Dose Levofloxacin ...  Apr 7, 2006
Plough. Levofloxacin is marketed as Levaquin in the United States. Levaquin is a registered trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. ... - DG News

AVELOX(R) Monotherapy as Effective as High-Dose Levofloxacin and ...  Apr 7, 2006
Plough. Levofloxacin is marketed as LEVAQUIN in the United States. LEVAQUIN is a registered trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. ... - Yahoo! News

Pharmacists find themselves on the receiving end of Medicare ...  Mar 15, 2006
A customer with a prescription for the antibiotic Levaquin may instead go home with Amoxicillian — a bottle of 100 Levaquin may cost a pharmacy $600, while ... - Waynesville Smoky Mountain News

Rick Moranis shifts from ghostbuster to crooner  Mar 8, 2006
...the contents of his dream drug cabinet: "I'm on Ritalin, Coumadin, Zantac, Lipitor/Diazepam, Nexium, Prevacid, Percocet/Levitra, Levaquin, Elavil, Fosamax ... - Asbury Park Press



Antibiotic gatifloxacin (Tequin) poses health risks  Mar 1, 2006
...transmitted diseases. Other antibiotics in the same class include ciprofloxacin (Cipro, others) and levofloxacin (Levaquin, others). In ... - MayoClinic.com

Bristol-Myers's Tequin Linked to Blood-Sugar Swings (Update1)  Mar 1, 2006
...only other drug implicated in blood-sugar abnormalities during the study was levofloxacin, a generic medication originally sold by Johnson & Johnson as Levaquin ... - Bloomberg

Rising Risk of Epidemics Seen  Feb 20, 2006
...antibacterials by 2014, according to companies. Those drugs are Pfizer’s Zyvox, Johnson & Johnson’s Levaquin, and Wyeth’s Tygacil. - Red Herring,

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