Recent news on Moxifloxacin

Interview with Mike Totterman, iCardiac’s Chairman and CEO ...  -  May 22, 2007
World Health Care Blog,One of them in particular is used as the positive control in cardiac safety studies, which is moxifloxacin. That is a drug that’s well known to increase QT

Ziprasidone Syrup (Ziprasidone capsule) Information  -  May 18, 2007
American Chronicle,Amiodarone, dofetilide, dolasetron, droperidol, levomethadyl, mefloquine, moxifloxacin, pentamidine, pimozide, quinidine, sotalol, sparfloxacin, tacrolimus,

Betaseron and Yasmin stoke sales and profits surge at Bayer  -  May 8, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Turnover of the antibiotic Avelox (moxifloxacin) was 128 million euros, up 3.8%. Bayer had earlier revealed that net income for the first quarter leapt to

Alcon’s First Quarter Sales Rise 14.3 Percent  -  Apr 25, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...of Bayer AG and licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. Moxifloxacin, the active ingredient in Vigamox ® , is licensed to Alcon, Inc. from Bayer AG.

Alcon’s First Quarter Sales Rise 14.3 Percent  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Wire (press release),...of Bayer AG and licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. Moxifloxacin, the active ingredient in Vigamox ® , is licensed to Alcon, Inc. from Bayer AG.

Fluoroquinolones to prevent postoperative keratitis and ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),9 Patients were randomized to receive one drop each of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone ophthalmic solutions moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin,

Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence—United States, 2006  -  Apr 24, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),In collaboration with the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, CDC's TB Trials Consortium (TBTC) has completed two preliminary trials with moxifloxacin.

Keys to success with surface ablation  -  Apr 10, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),After surface ablation is performed, a contact lens (Acuvue Oasys, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ) is applied, followed by moxifloxacin ophthalmic

SP delivers again, beating forecasts  -  Apr 20, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Among other products boosting revenue was the antibiotic Avelox (moxifloxacin), up 43% to $115 million, and Pegintron (peginterferon alfa-2b) for hepatitis

Novoxel seeks to pre-empt MRSA drug concerns  -  Apr 6, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewDemonstrating superior activity against strains resistant to moxifloxacin, NXL101 showed MICs superior across all strains tested.

Full Text  -  Feb 22, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Gatifloxacin is already in Phase III and moxifloxacin is about to enter Phase III with the TB Alliance, US Centers for Disease Control, and Bayer.

Fluoroquinolones penetrated cornea when delivered via collagen shields  -  Feb 21, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...in Salt Lake City soaked the collagen shields for 10 minutes in commercially available solutions of gatifloxacin or Vigamox (moxifloxacin 0.5%, Alcon).

New drugs trials could slash treatment times  -  Feb 18, 2007
News-Medical.net,In the four-year trial, a high dose of antibiotic drug rifapentine and a broad-spectrum antibiotic, called moxifloxacin, will be given once a week to

Hope for speedier TB treatment  -  Feb 17, 2007
BBC News,Combining the two antibiotics, rifapentine and moxifloxacin, has been shown to be an effective TB treatment in animal studies.

Drug combo may harbour speedier TB cure  -  Feb 17, 2007
DailyIndia.com,The combination of two antibiotics - rifapentine and moxifloxacin - has been found to be effective vis-à-vis TB treatment in animal studies.

New drug combination could cut down TB treatment time: British ...  -  Feb 14, 2007
People's Daily Online,In a four-year trial, researchers at St George's, University of London, combined antibiotic drug rifapentine and broad-spectrum antibiotic moxifloxacin

Alcon's Fourth Quarter Sales Rise 16.1 Percent  -  Feb 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...a registered trademark of Bayer AG and licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. Moxifloxacin is licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG.

Alcon's Fourth Quarter Sales Rise 16.1 Percent  -  Feb 7, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Moxifloxacin is licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) (USD

Antibiotic Helps After Stroke  -  Jan 14, 2007
PakTribune.com,To investigate the value of trying to prevent infections in this situation, the researchers gave the antibiotic moxifloxacin to mice after one of their

Sum of the Parts  -  Dec 6, 2006
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),She had been seen 1 week earlier at a walk-in clinic, where she received a prescription for moxifloxacin for presumed bronchitis, but her .

Financial Innovations for Funding Early-Stage Biotech  -  Dec 6, 2006
Drug Discovery & Development,The partnership’s goal is to make moxifloxacin, an anti-TB drug, available at a not-for-profit price. With its costs covered, Bayer could sustain supply.

Efficacy of Once-Daily Moxifloxacin in Treating Complicated Intra ...  Oct 13, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- October 13, 2006 -- The efficacy of monotherapy with the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic Avelox® (moxifloxacin HCl) in the ... -DG News Replidyne's Glenn Tillotson Elected a Fellow of the American ...  Nov 6, 2006
...infectives. While with Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Tillotson was instrumental in the development of ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin. After ... -Earthtimes.org Hypoglycemic Effect of Ciprofloxacin in Elderly Patients Not a ...  Oct 16, 2006
A total of 79 patients received ciprofloxacin, 98 received levofloxacin, 92 received moxifloxacin; 227 patients who received non-fluoroquinolones served as ... -DG News Resistance to First-Line Antibiotics to Treat Community Acquired ...  Oct 12, 2006
Respiratory fluoroquinolones (moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and gatifloxacin), oral beta-lactams (amoxicillin-clavulanate + macrolides, cephalosporins + macrolides ... -DG News cipro hc Ciprofloxacin is also frequently used to treat urinary ...  Oct 16, 2006
...cipro deaths, cipro sensitive teeth, cipro uti, plus cipro deaths and cipro hc. For sparfloxacin, lomefloxacin (rare), and moxifloxacin (less common). ... -Digital Divide Network, Alcon’s Third Quarter Sales Rise 12.4 Percent  Oct 23, 2006
Aganocide ™ which is a trademark of NovaCal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Moxifloxacin is licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. -Business Wire (press release), Alcon's Third Quarter Sales Rise 12.4 Percent  Oct 23, 2006
NovaCal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Moxifloxacin is licensed to Alcon, Inc. by Bayer Healthcare AG. ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), China press review for October 11, 2006 - The Evening Papers  Oct 11, 2006
An international team of experts found in Beijing that moxifloxacin can effectively improve the symptoms of patients suffering from acute exacerbation of ... -Interfax.cn (subscription), Avelox (Moxifloxacin) Excels in Comparison with Highly Potent ...  Sep 5, 2006
5, 2006--Avelox® (moxifloxacin HCl) 400mg sequential intravenous to oral monotherapy given once a day is as effective as the potent combination of high-dose ... -PharmaLive.com

Avelox(R) (Moxifloxacin) excels in comparison with highly potent ...  Sep 6, 2006
LEVERKUSEN, Germany | Sep 05, 2006 | Avelox® (moxifloxacin HCl) 400mg sequential intravenous to oral monotherapy given once a day is as effective as the ... -PipelineReview.com

Study shows Avelox monotherapy to be a highly effective, safe and ...  Sep 6, 2006
5 Sep 2006 , Leverkusen : Avelox® (moxifloxacin HCl) 400mg sequential intravenous to oral monotherapy given once a day is as effective as the potent ... -Prdomain Business Register

Antibiotics to Treat Common Sinus Disorders  Sep 17, 2006
...and recommended second-line antibiotics were amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefuroxime, cefprozil, clarithromycin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin. ... -Newswise

Quest for New Antibiotics to Fight Drug Resistant Infections Gets ...  Sep 12, 2006
...cause of death in America's senior citizens 65 and older, but there appears to be new hope in this battle from a newer antibiotic, moxifloxacin HCl, marketed ... -SeniorJournal.com

German shares remain lower midafternoon as Wall St seen down, auto ...  Sep 7, 2006
Bayer outperformed the overall market, down only 0.03 at 37.87, as it said new studies show its top-selling drug Avelox (moxifloxacin) taken alone is as ... -Forbes

FDA Should Warn of Tendon Ruptures Linked To Antibiotics in Same ...  Aug 29, 2006
...made by Bristol-Myers Squibb), Levaquin (Levofloxacin, made by Ortho-McNeil), Maxaquin (Lomefloxacin, made by Unimed), Avelox (Moxifloxacin, made by Bayer ... -World Fitness

Public Citizen Petitions the FDA to Include a Black Box Warning on ...  Aug 29, 2006
Aventis), Gatifloxacin (Tequin; Bristol-Myers Squibb), Levofloxacin (Levaquin; Ortho-McNeil), Lomefloxacin (Maxaquin; Unimed), Moxifloxacin (Avelox; Bayer ... -PharmaLive.com

Sum of the Parts  -  Dec 6, 2006
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),She had been seen 1 week earlier at a walk-in clinic, where she received a prescription for moxifloxacin for presumed bronchitis, but her .

Financial Innovations for Funding Early-Stage Biotech  -  Dec 6, 2006
Drug Discovery & Development,The partnership’s goal is to make moxifloxacin, an anti-TB drug, available at a not-for-profit price. With its costs covered, Bayer could sustain supply.

Study CAPRIE: Moxifloxacin more effective at treating elders' ...  Aug 5, 2006
An antibiotic medication, Moxifloxacin ( Avelox ), proved more effective at knocking out community-acquired pneumonia ( CAP ) in patients 65 and older than the ... -Xagena.it

Vegamox(TM) (Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution) ...  Jul 27, 2006
...announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan has approved its Vegamox™ (moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.5 % for the ... -DG News

Avelox As Effective As Multi-dose Combination Therapy For Intra ...  Jul 28, 2006
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported that monotherapy with the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic AVELOX (moxifloxacin HCl) was as ... -Medical News Today

Alcon's VEGAMOX(TM) Ophthalmic Solution Approved in Japan for Eye ...  Jul 26, 2006
...(NYSE:ACL) announced today that the Ministryof Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan has approved its VEGAMOX(TM)(moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution ... -Finanzen.net

Alcon, Inc. (ACL) Receives Approval from Ministry of Health in ...  Jul 26, 2006
Also, Alcon announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan has approved its VEGAMOX(TM) (moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.5 ... -StreetInsider.com (subscription)

Schering’s AVELOX® Shown Effective in Study and Merck Announces ...  Jul 26, 2006
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) recently reported that monotherapy with the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic AVELOX® (moxifloxacin HCl) was as ... -Financial News USA

Avelox As Effective As Multi-Dose Combination Therapy for Intra ...  Jul 26, 2006
Schering-Plough Corporation reported that monotherapy with the once-daily, broad-spectrum antibiotic AVELOX (moxifloxacin HCl) was as effective and well ... -eMaxHealth.com

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2006 Financial ...  Jul 25, 2006
...once daily over 7 consecutive days. A moxifloxacin group was used as a positive control. Top-line results demonstrated that treatment ... -Drug Newswire



Moxifloxacin Concentrations Higher Than Gatifloxacin in Eye ...  May 4, 2006
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- May 4, 2006 -- Higher antimicrobial activity and concentration of moxifloxacin (Vigamox) when compared to gatifloxacin (Zymar) may help ... - DG News

GIANT Study: Many More Women Affected by Acute Exacerbations of ...  Apr 27, 2006
According to patients, treatment with Avelox ® (moxifloxacin) reduced the impact of their symptoms on their daily activities as well as reducing sleep ... - PharmaLive.com

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of ...  Apr 20, 2006
...(Announced March 20) * Reported results of a new clinical study showing that AVELOX (moxifloxacin HCl) monotherapy at 400 mg once daily was as effective as the ... - PR Newswire

Bayer posts strong quarter as pharma advances  Apr 27, 2006
Bayer's antibiotic Avalox/Avelox (moxifloxacin) rose 26% to 130 million euros and erectile dysfunction drug Levitra (vardenafil) climbed 30% to 78 million euros ... - Pharma Times (subscription)





Antibiotic Tequin risky to diabetes patients  Mar 5, 2006
Along with gatifloxacin, cephalosporin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, or ciprofloxacin were also studied, but no risk was found to be with these antibiotics. ... - Food Consumer,

A Reduction In Tuberculosis Incidence, Prevalence And Death Rate ...  Mar 4, 2006
Finally, in animal studies, moxifloxacin, a drug with a long half-life that has potent bactericidal and sterilizing powers, has produced a stable cure, without ... - Medical News Today,

Clostridium difficile: Old Scourge Becomes Far Worse  Feb 9, 2006
...identified molecular markers for increased virulence, and susceptibility to clindamycin and fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, and moxifloxacin). ... - AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)

CAPRIE study: Moxifloxacin more effective in elders pneumonia  Jan 24, 2006
Treated with the newer medication, moxifloxacin HCI, 97.9 percent of hospitalized patients recovered within three to five days of therapy onset, compared to 90 ... - RxPG NEWS

SA study cites drug's role  Jan 25, 2006
Doctors compared the effectiveness of moxifloxacin, a newer antibiotic sold under the brand name Avelox, with levofloxacin, or Levaquin, which has been the ... - San Antonio Express (subscription)

Newer Antibiotic more Effective at Treating Pneumonia in Senior ...  Jan 24, 2006
...cause of death in America's senior citizens 65 and older, but there appears to be new hope in this battle from a newer antibiotic, moxifloxacin HCl, marketed ... - SeniorJournal.com

Head-To-Head Study Shows More Elderly Patients With Community ...  Jan 24, 2006
24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Significantly more elderly patients treated with AVELOX(R) (moxifloxacin HCl) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recovered at ... - PR Newswire

The University of Texas Study: Newer Antibiotic More Effective at ...  Jan 24, 2006
...time the two leading antibiotics for CAP have been compared in a well-controlled clinical trial." Treated with the newer medication, moxifloxacin HCI, 97.9 ... - PR Newswire

Researchers find improved treatment for pneumonia in elderly  Jan 24, 2006
The antibiotic moxifloxacin HCI has proved more effective in battling community-acquired pneumonia in patients 65 and older than levofloxacin, the antibiotic ... - San Antonio Business Journal

Newer antibiotic battles pneumonia better  Jan 24, 2006
24 (UPI) -- Antibiotic moxifloxacin HCI is 8 percentage points more effective in curing elderly pneumonia than the other standard drug, levofloxacin ... - United Press International

Bayer Drug Better Than Leading Pneumonia Treatment  Jan 28, 2006
Significantly more elderly patients treated with the Bayer drug Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recovered at days three to ... - International News Service

Head-To-Head Study Shows More Elderly Patients With Community ...  Jan 24, 2006
KENILWORTH, NJ, January 24, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Significantly more elderly patients treated with AVELOX(R) (moxifloxacin HCl) for community-acquired ... - PharmaLive.com

New combination treatment that could dramatically shorten the ...  Jan 10, 2006
...first two months of therapy and compared with standard WHO-recommended treatment and two other similar regimens which contained either ofloxacin or moxifloxacin ... - News-Medical.net

(PRN) - Emerging Market for Omega-3 Fatty Acids Gains Ground ... ...  Jan 24, 2006
...(PRN) - Head-To-Head Study Shows More Elderly Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Recovered at Days 3 to 5 With AVELOX(R) (Moxifloxacin HCl) Compared to ... - Bolsamania.com

New Drug Combination May Shorten TB Treatment  Jan 17, 2006
...treat TB in four months. They say ethambutol could also be replaced with another drug, moxifloxacin. Further tests are planned to ... - Voice of America

E. Coli Defense Mechanism May Provide Key to Disrupting Bacteria ...  Jan 16, 2006
...cases of gastroenteritis, antibiotics such as erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, or moxifloxacin may shorten ... - Newsinferno.com

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