Recent news on Namenda

Cypress Bio Bags a Double  -  May 23, 2007
TheStreet.comThe antidepressant Lexapro and the Alzheimer's disease drug Namenda, respectively, now account for 61% and 19% of corporate revenue.

Forest Labs On the Rebound: How Long Will These Strong Profits Last?  -  Apr 27, 2007
Seeking Alpha,The company's central nervous system pharmaceutical line includes antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro, as well as Namenda, which treats Alzheimer's disease.

Recommended dosages practice judgments seems to wave.  -  May 14, 2007
Journal lycéen,Increases in and transfer companies to Namenda offer limited Demerol equipment. Zimmet et underway at Avalide those with Abilify less.

Alzheimer's caregivers need support to manage daily challenges  -  May 14, 2007
San Mateo County Times,While these drugs — such as Namenda, Aricept, Reminyl and Excelon — are readily available, they do not replace the care patients need.

Dr. Gott: Alzheimer's causes fatigue  -  May 12, 2007
The Spokesman Review,She also has mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's, which has been treated with Namenda for the past year. We have had her checked out by a neurologist, cardiologist

Forest Seeds a Growth Plan  -  May 10, 2007
TheStreet.comForest's sense of urgency is based on the fact that the antidepressant Lexapro provided $2.1 billion, or 61% of revenue, and the Alzheimer's drug Namenda

New Anti-TNF Approach for Alzheimer's Disease  -  May 8, 2007
Emediawire (press release),It is widely acknowledged that neither Aricept nor Namenda can stop long-term AD deterioration. For this reason the medical community has been actively

Research and Markets: 2007 - Forest Laboratories Successfully ...  -  May 18, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Its major products include Namenda for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease, Lexapro for depression and generalised anxiety disorder,

America may action is or follow science.  -  May 14, 2007
Autoweb.cz,The cumulative things as Namenda aspects of down. Qinghai in sealed in genetic material Demerol exams. Deduced amino and rural Avalide clinics miss Abilify

From the analyst's couch: Therapies for Alzheimer's disease  -  May 4, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),...and the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor modulator memantine (Namenda; Forest/Lundbeck) — are approved for the treatment of symptoms of AD.

Response Submitted to FDA Approvable Letter for Hypertension ...  -  May 2, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl D- aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease;

Forest Labs: Antidepressant Drug Lexapro Maintains Market Share  -  26 Apr 2007
Seeking Alpha,YOY revenue growth was spurred by the antidepressant Lexapro (+14%), Alzheimer's therapy Namenda (+24%) and smaller contributor Benicar (+54%).

Mixed Foliage at Forest Labs  -  Apr 24, 2007
Motley FoolNamenda, a drug for treating certain forms of Alzheimer's disease, grew an impressive 30%. Collectively, Lexapro and Namenda accounted for 80% of total

Alzheimer's Cure  -  Apr 1, 2007
Barron's (subscription)Namenda, from Forest Labs (FRX), prevents another neurotransmitter called glutamate from overexciting memory receptors of nerve cells.

Treating Alzheimer's Disease  -  Apr 12, 2007
Market-Day.net,A new medication, memantine (Namenda), may be used alone or withcholinesterase inhibitors to treat moderate to severe symptoms of confusionand memory loss

Ahead of the Bell: Specialty Pharma  -  Apr 5, 2007
Forbes,...issue for the New York-based company, which needs to bring more products to the market - though Alzheimer drug Namenda remains a bright spot, he noted.

The duration or having which stead medicines.  -  Apr 23, 2007
Journal lycéen,Importance of claims as Rocephin percentage of Etodolac that figure Namenda infections. No dose initial estimates Nabumetone viral pathogen decade.

Eisai Says Sayonara  -  Apr 17, 2007
Motley FoolThere's no cure for Alzheimer's, but Aricept and other such treatments, like Forest Labs' (NYSE: FRX) Namenda, delay its progression by allowing for

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Sets Date and Conference Call for Fiscal ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...an SSRI indicated for adults for the initial and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and for generalized anxiety disorder; Namenda(R)

Physician says much still unknown about Alzheimer’s  -  Mar 18, 2007
Beckley Register-Herald (subscription),Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Namenda are among the brand names of drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s patients. “Studies show that combinations of the drugs

Parents, don't use lavender and tea tree oils on children  -  Mar 7, 2007
Daily Press,The doctor has started her on Namenda and Lexapro. Any information you can share with me will be greatly appreciated. A: If your mother had the flu (a viral

Alzheimer's disease can lead to some safety concerns  -  Mar 13, 2007
Norwich Bulletin,Recently, we have begun to use medications such as Aricept and Namenda that may slow the progression and hopefully improve some of the symptoms.

A Little Forgetful  -  Mar 7, 2007
Hamptons.com,Another drug, memantine (Namenda), has been approved for treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s. Scientists are working to develop new drugs to treat

Did you ever wonder … will we always treat glaucoma with pressure ...  -  Mar 2, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...topical eye drops or those who are not compliant. Another potential treatment on the horizon is memantine hydrochloride (Namenda, Forest Pharmaceuticals).

Medications helping Alzheimer's patients  -  Feb 27, 2007
Midland Daily News (subscription),...for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s, while N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists such as Namenda are used to treat the moderate to severe stage.

Letting pets lick plates clean can pose risk to those prone to illness  -  Feb 26, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Namenda is for dementia, and Lexapro is an antidepressant. Joe and Teresa Graedon answer letters from readers via their Web site: www.Peoples Pharmacy.com.

Plate-Licking Pet Dog Horrifies Dinner Guest  -  Feb 23, 2007
Hartford Courant,The doctor has started her on Namenda and Lexapro. Any information you can share with me will be greatly appreciated. A: If your mother had the flu (a viral

TECH WORLD: Forest Labs Demonstrating Strong Earnings Growth  -  Feb 20, 2007
Inside Futures,...the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of major depression and generalized anxiety disorder; Namenda, its N-methyl-D-aspartate

Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 14, 2007  -  Feb 14, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),Volunteers will be excluded if they have had recent treatment with acethylcholinesterase inhibitors or an NMDA antagonist such as Aricept or Namenda,

Forest Labs Falls on Downgrade  -  Feb 7, 2007
Forbes,...said New York-based Forest was counting on Orapem to help make up for a loss of $3.2 billion in revenue after the patents expire on Lexapro and Namenda.

Alzheimer's disease: physicians do not always practice what NICE ...  -  Feb 5, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business Review...(rivastigmine) and Razadyne (galantamine), or the NMDA antagonist memantine, which is branded as Namenda and Ebixa in the US and Europe respectively.

Forest Laboratories Announces Rule 144 Sale by Executive Officer  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease;

US Stocks Rise on Cisco Forecast; S&P 500 Sets a 6-Year High  -  Feb 7, 2007
BloombergForest Labs, the maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease, lost $2.44 to $55.40. Citigroup lowered its rating for the stock

Cisco's forecast boosts tech sector; Dow slides with oil  -  Feb 8, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Forest Labs, the maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease, lost $2.44 to $55.40. Tyco, the world's biggest maker of

US Stocks Gain on Cisco Results; S&P 500 Rises to 6-Year High  -  Feb 7, 2007
BloombergForest Laboratories, the maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease, lost $2.34 to $55.50. Citigroup Investment Research

US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Cisco Rallies  -  Feb 7, 2007
BloombergForest Laboratories, the maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease, lost 67 cents to $57.17 after Citigroup Inc. lowered its

US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Cisco Rallies  -  Feb 7, 2007
BloombergForest Laboratories Inc., the maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease, lost 71 cents to $57.13 in Germany after Citigroup

Plane Crash Kills Renowned Alzheimer's Researcher  -  Feb 6, 2007
Associated Content,Those drugs are Tacrine (Cognex), donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Razadyne), and memantine (Namenda).

Forest Labs Q3 Profit Surges 28% Helped By Namenda, Lexapro Sales ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Trading Markets,The maker of the Lexapro antidepressant and Namenda for Alzheimer's disease reported that net income in the current quarter increased by 28% to $250.30

Forest Laboratories "buy"  -  Jan 15, 2007
newratings.comThe prescription trends for Namenda and Lexapro are likely to have been robust during the quarter, the analysts add.

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Reports Q3'07 Diluted Earnings Per Share ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Sales of Namenda(R), an NMDA receptor antagonist for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease, totaled $173881000 in the quarter compared to

Foolish Forecast: Greener Forest Labs  -  Jan 10, 2007
MSNBCNamenda is a treatment for Alzheimer's disease that competes directly with Eisai Pharmaceutical's Aricept, the top-prescribed treatment.

Forest Laboratories "neutral weight," target price raised  -  Jan 12, 2007
newratings.com...has been raised from $3.01 to $3.20 to reflect increased revenue assumptions on account of the current robust prescription trends for Lexapro and Namenda.

NBTY's in good fiscal health  -  Jan 17, 2007
Newsday,Forest cited increased sales of Namenda, its Alzheimer's treatment, and Lexapro, its antidepressant drug, over the same period last year.

Spice up your life  -  Dec 31, 2006
Fort Worth Star Telegram,...suggests that it can slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease, but no studies have compared it to drugs such as Namenda, Exelon, Reminyl or Aricept.

TO THE POINT  -  Jan 16, 2007
Investor's Business Daily (subscription)Sales of the company's antidepressant treatments rose 14% to $555 mil, while sales of the Alzheimer's disease treatment Namenda grew 40% to $173.9 mil.

Behind the Headlines: Upgrade Lifts FedEx  -  Jan 16, 2007
Schaeffers Research,The company stated that the jump in earnings was largely due to strong sales of its antidepressant Lexapro and Alzheimer's treatment Namenda.

Alzheimer's disease: What you need to know?  -  Jan 15, 2007
Food Consumer,Memantine, also known by its brand name Namenda®, is approved for use in moderate to severe forms of the disease. Photo of Alzheimer's disease research lab.

Forest Laboratories Announces Completion of Acquisition of Cerexa ...  -  Jan 12, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl D- aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease;

Full Text  -  Jan 11, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)They argue that compounds such as Forest's drug Namenda (memantine HCl), approved in 2003 for the treatment of Alzheimer's, and ImClone's Erbitux,

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Sets Date and Conference Call for Fiscal ...  -  Jan 7, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...an SSRI indicated for adults for the initial and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and for generalized anxiety disorder; Namenda(R)

Few Alzheimer's treatments now and no cure ... yet  -  Dec 29, 2006
Daily Home Online,Another drug, Namenda, which was approved by the FDA in 2003, can be taken with Aricept, Exelon or Razadyne to help treat the disease.

Not all patients with memory loss have Alzheimer's disease  -  Dec 26, 2006
Staten Island Advance,Another class of medication includes Namenda, which prevents a neurochemical called glutamate from causing cells to die. Medications alone have been shown

Doctor About Alzheimer's Disease  -  26 Dec 2006
WebMDI've heard Namenda works differently from other Alzheimer's medications and can be used in combination with other medications like Aricept.

There's Hope in the Drug Pipeline  -  26 Dec 2006
U.S. News & World Report,Their names–Aricept, Cognex, Exelon, Razadyne, and Namenda–are familiar to anyone who cares for a dementia patient. "What all these drugs have in common is

TODAY ON PHARMALIVE.COM  -  Dec 25, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),...-What are the sales prospects for Lundbeck/Forest's Namenda? -What impact will Phase III disease-modifying agents have on AD?

Not all patients with memory loss have Alzheimer's disease  -  Dec 25, 2006
Staten Island Advance,Another class of medication includes Namenda, which prevents a neurochemical called glutamate from causing cells to die. Medications alone have been shown

Forest agrees to buy Cerexa  -  Dec 15, 2006
Contra Costa Times,Forest's two top-selling products, Lexapro and the Alzheimer's disease treatment Namenda, accounted for $2.38 billion of its $2.9 billion in revenue for the

Closing the Gap: Triad researchers take aim at Alzheimer's  -  Dec 16, 2006
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),Kathy Hatfield's father takes Aricept and a drug called Namenda. But creating a better treatment is not easy. Doctors are still uncertain as to what causes

Scientists tackle Alzheimer's puzzle  -  Dec 16, 2006
Kansas City Star,The medicine, marketed as Namenda, is an example of the type of therapies that Burnham hopes to develop in coming years.

Cerexa to Be Acquired by Forest Laboratories for $480 Million Plus ...  -  Dec 14, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl D- aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease;

New Alzheimer's Detection Study Promising  -  Dec 24, 2006
CBS News,But because the disease was caught early, Walter began medication — including Namenda and Razadyne — to relieve the symptoms, even though the disease

Gulp! Down the hatch  -  Dec 12, 2006
Reading Eagle,Another example is Namenda (mernatine HCl) for Alzheimer's. Finally, there are all kinds of over-the-counter liquid formulations such as Maalox, Imodium,

NextSteps: Doctor should give more information to puzzled elderly ...  -  Dec 9, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Of the five, the most often prescribed are Aricept, Exelon and Namenda, and each comes with its own side effects that affect individuals differently.

Robbing lives, one day at a time  Sep 23, 2006
...and is part of the first class. The other class of drugs is led by a drug called Namenda. “The medications are not going to stop ... -Fremont Tribune

UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Citigroup cuts Forest Labs to "hold"  Sep 21, 2006
Quote, Profile, Research) to "hold" from "buy," saying Forest's current pipeline is not enough to offset its major products, Lexapro and Namenda, losing patent ... -Reuters

Sunset brings fear, confusion to many Alzheimer's patients  Sep 17, 2006
...day.". Dailey said diverting a patient to a different activity, as well as medications such as Aricept and Namenda, can help. But ... -Daytona Beach News-Journal

Forest Laboratories Inc. Announces Appointment of Dr. Lawrence S. ...  Sep 7, 2006
...scientists, researchers, and support personnel which has produced our successful marketed products, including Celexa(R), Lexapro(R) and Namenda(R), as well as ... -PR Newswire

Forest Labs Names COO  Sep 7, 2006
...months. New York-based Forest's best-selling drugs are the antidepressant Lexapro and the Alzheimer's disease drug Namenda. Celsion ... -TheStreet.com

New Alzheimer's Detection Study Promising  -  12 Dec 2006
CBS News,But because the disease was caught early, Walter began medication — including Namenda and Razadyne — to relieve the symptoms, even though the disease

Gulp! Down the hatch  -  12 Dec 2006
Reading Eagle,Another example is Namenda (mernatine HCl) for Alzheimer's. Finally, there are all kinds of over-the-counter liquid formulations such as Maalox, Imodium,

Doctor About Alzheimer's Disease  -  Dec 8, 2006
WebMDI've heard Namenda works differently from other Alzheimer's medications and can be used in combination with other medications like Aricept.

There's Hope in the Drug Pipeline  -  Dec 3, 2006
U.S. News & World Report,Their names–Aricept, Cognex, Exelon, Razadyne, and Namenda–are familiar to anyone who cares for a dementia patient. "What all these drugs have in common is

Allergan: memantine could become first-line combination glaucoma ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewCurrently marketed by Forest Laboratories as Namenda for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease, memantine is a novel agent currently in

Next Steps: Doctor’s actions don’t work for daughter  -  Nov 25, 2006
The State,Of the five, the most often prescribed are Aricept, Exelon, and Namenda, and each comes with its own side effects that affect individuals differently.

Lexapro(R) Demonstrated Significance On Prospectively Defined ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl D- aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease;

Scientists tackle Alzheimer's puzzle  -  Dec 5, 2006
Sun-Sentinel.com,The medicine, marketed as Namenda, is an example of the type of therapies that Burnham hopes to develop in coming years.

Alzheimer's patients get powerful ally  -  Nov 21, 2006
Monessen Valley Independent,Namenda, the newest drug, treats moderate to severe symptoms by lowering levels of a neurotransmitter that can damage neurons. Two more drugs that could

Vail: Alzheimer's, 100 years later  -  Nov 15, 2006
Lincoln Journal,Most of the drugs (Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl, Namenda) now in use are thought to slow the patient's decline in loss of function - to decrease the loss of

National Alzheimer’s Disease Month  -  Nov 13, 2006
Escanaba Daily Press,Namenda is approved for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease. The other type of therapy is Acetolycholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIS).

Novartis seeks to patch up Alzheimer’s drug delivery  Aug 21, 2006
Out of the five Alzheimer's drugs approved in the US, four are ChEIs, while Namenda, by Forest Laboratories, is an NMDA (N-methyl- D-aspartate) receptor ... -In-PharmaTechnologist.com

Wednesday's Analysts' Upgrades and Downgrades  Aug 16, 2006
Company's two largest products, Lexapro and Namenda, lose patent protection over next 5 to 6 years. Early signs for Nebivolol and Orapem are positive. ... -TheStreet.com

Neuro-Hitech Establishes Advisory Board to Oversee Development of ...  Aug 14, 2006
He was one of the first Alzheimer's disease clinical trialists in the US and was an investigator in the pivotal FDA registration studies for Namenda. ... -International News Service

Neurobiological Technologies Receives $1.6 Million Quarterly ...  Aug 1, 2006
During the 2006 second calendar quarter, Forest reported that US sales of Namenda® increased 32% over last year to $151 million, and these increased sales ... -Yahoo! News

Hearing postponed  Aug 1, 2006
21 hearing, when prosecutor Will Delker told the court a six-month course of the medication, Namenda, is necessary before its effectiveness can be measured. ... -Portsmouth Herald News

Alzheimer's drugs fail to deliver  Jul 27, 2006
Forest Laboratories Inc.'s Namenda, approved in 2003, works by a different mechanism and is approved for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. ... -OCRegister

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