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US experts discuss radar base with Czech mayors  -  May 22, 2007
Prague Daily Monitor,Jan Neoral, the mayor of the village of Trokavec, voiced the fear that the system would have 55000 modules. The radar will be placed at least four

Rare disease hasn't defeated teen's champion spirit  -  May 17, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),A: I have to take prednisone, Neoral and methotrexate. The prednisone causes calcium to leak out of my bones, forming these gross bumps in my skin,

Anti-missile project pushes Cold War buttons  -  May 17, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),I don't want to be in that position again," said Jan Neoral, a 65-year-old retired electrician in the village of Trokavec who likes to gather wild

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. Appoints Jay E. Birnbaum to Its ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In this position, he directed clinical programs and NDA submissions on products including terbinafine (Lamisil(R)) and cyclosporine (Neoral/Sandimmune(R)).

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. Appoints Jay E. Birnbaum to Its ...  -  26 Apr 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),In this position, he directed clinical programs and NDA submissions on products including terbinafine (Lamisil(R)) and cyclosporine (Neoral/Sandimmune(R)).

Village of Trokavec says ''No'' to radar base in back yard  -  Mar 29, 2007
Portalino,But Jan Neoral says the vote was a signal, not only to other villages to hold their own plebiscites, but also to the central government in Prague.

ROUNDUP: Czech Republic Agrees To Talks With US On Radar Base  -  Mar 28, 2007
Playfuls.com,We are not so foolish," said Jan Neoral, the mayor of the village of Trokavec, whose residents have rejected the US facility in a non-binding local

Locals turn to world media to avert US radar base  -  27 Mar 2007
Prague Daily Monitor,We will turn to all of them," Neoral said, adding that the town hall would also send a letter to the government and the parliament.

Czech village rejects US anti-missile radar site in Ballot  -  Mar 19, 2007
Budapest Business Journal,...„I will bombard the media, the government with letters and petitions,� Neoral said in February 21 interview. „And if we still fail and the radar is built,

Czech village makes its voice heard on US radar base  -  Mar 17, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,Trokavec, Czech Republic - Despite his opposition to US plans to build an anti-missile shield facility nearby, Jan Neoral, the 65-year-old mayor of Trokavec

REFILE (ECA109): NEWS FEATURE: Czech village makes its voice heard on  -  Mar 17, 2007
EUX.TV,Dressed in a US-style country western bolo tie complete with a bison as a clasp, Neoral joined the trickle of voters heading out to vote on whether the

REFILE (ECA109): NEWS FEATURE: Czech village makes its voice heard ...  -  Mar 17, 2007
Jurnalo,Despite his opposition to US plans to build an anti-missile shield facility nearby, Jan Neoral, the 65-year-old mayor of Trokavec, does not look the part of

Czech Village Makes Its Voice Heard On US Radar Base  -  Mar 17, 2007
Playfuls.com,Jan Neoral, the 65-year-old mayor of Trokavec, a small village some 80 kilometres south-west of Prague, does not look the part of Czech politician.

NEWS FEATURE: Czech village makes its voice heard on US radar base  -  Mar 17, 2007
EUX.TV,Trokavec, Czech Republic (dpa) - Jan Neoral, the 65-year-old mayor of Trokavec, a small village some 80 kilometres south-west of Prague, does not look the

PREVIEW: Czech village set to vote on planned US radar base  -  Mar 16, 2007
EUX.TV,Trokavec mayor Jan Neoral told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that he expects most of the 98 villagers, with an exception of those who are ill, to participate.

Poles, Czechs Oppose Support for US Missile System (Update1)  -  Mar 15, 2007
BloombergNeoral, 65, is the mayor of Trokavec, near where the Czech part of the system would be built. He is organizing a local non- binding referendum on March 17

Czech village Trokavec almost unanimously against US base  -  Mar 17, 2007
Czech Happenings,Neoral said that other municipalities in the area have also spoken about the possibility of holding a plebiscite. According to the original plans,

Poll: Half of Poles oppose US missile defense base  -  Mar 19, 2007
Kyiv Post,..."Most of the people said we have to fight against the base, and I promise I will," Trokavec Mayor Jan Neoral was quoted as saying by the Pravo daily.

Czech villagers vote against US station  -  Mar 18, 2007
Irish Times,...that it should not negotiate with the US without (our input)," the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes's website quoted Trokavec Mayor Jan Neoral as saying.

Czech village rejects US radar base  -  Mar 18, 2007
MWC News,The website of the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes quoted Jan Neoral, Trokavec's mayor, as saying that the vote "is a clear signal to the government that it should

Czech village 'vetoes' US shield  -  Mar 17, 2007
BBC News,Mayor Jan Neoral told AFP news agency: "This is our message to the government and the government should take notice of the fact that our village wishes [the

Huge medicines, cigarettes seized at ZIA  -  Mar 24, 2007
The New Nation,The medicines were Methergen, Wyeth Ativan, Primolout, Sulphamidine, Neoral, Zestril, Spiromide, Aldactone tablets and Zovirax and Cyclosar injections.

Town rejects US base proposal  -  Mar 22, 2007
Prague Post,...and the government should take notice of the fact that our village wishes [the base] not to happen,� Mayor Jan Neoral told Agence France Presse.

Merkel Urges US to Consult Allies  -  Mar 19, 2007
Spiegel Online,..."That's a clear signal to the government that it shouldn't negotiate without us," said Jan Neoral, the mayor of Trokavec, which is about 72 kilometers (45

Czech Trokavec to hold referendum on US base March 17  -  Feb 19, 2007
Czech Happenings,Neoral said that Trokavec would gladly provide help and advice to other municipalities that wanted to vote on the base, referring to electronic forms,

Political scene divided on proposed US radar base  -  Feb 6, 2007
Radio Prague,Jan Neoral says that the mayors of surrounding villages are unanimously against the building of a military base in their vicinity.

Trokavec will hold referendum on base in March  -  Feb 5, 2007
Prague Daily Monitor,..."I know no one who would agree with the radar base," Neoral said. There are 98 inhabitants eligible to take part in the referendum in Trokavec.

Czech Cold War survivors on front line  -  Feb 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Jan Neoral, the mayor of Trocavec, said that residents feared being moved out, just as people had been displaced when first the Nazis, and later the Soviets

Schwarzenberg tries to dispel mayors' radar concerns  -  Feb 7, 2007
Prague Daily Monitor,Mayor Jan Neoral says the base project is very unpopular among the village’s 98 residents, Právo writes today. All local mayors agreed that most people feel

Hepatitis C Infection Raises Diabetes Risk After Liver Transplants  -  Jan 8, 2007
MedPage Today,Among Neoral-treated patients, 16.7% (one in six) of HCV-positive patients developed diabetes, as did 17.2% (five of 29) of HCV-negative patients.

Kidney Graft Rejection Lower With Thymoglobulin  09 Nov 2006
The patients, who were taking an immunosuppressive regimen consisting of Neoral (cyclosporine), CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil), and prednisone, were randomly ... -MedPage Today, Foods to avoid when you’re taking meds  Sep 11, 2006
...felodipine (Plendil), nisoldipine (Sular), and nifedipine (Procardia.) Drugs acting on the immune system, like cyclosporine (Sandimmune and Neoral), are also ... -MSNBC

Study Shows Neoral® Provides Kidney Transplant Patients With ...  Aug 7, 2006
A large-scale head-to-head study has shown that Neoral® (cyclosporine) and tacrolimus have equivalent efficacy in preventing organ rejection in kidney ... -Medical News Today

Neoral equivalent to tacrolimus, study says  Aug 7, 2006
BOSTON-- Neoral (cyclosporine) and tacrolimus have equivalent efficacy in preventing organ rejection in kidney transplant patients, but those treated with ... -Renal Business Today

Novartis' Neoral lowers diabetes incidence after kidney transplant  Jul 25, 2006
A large-scale head-to-head study has shown that Novartis' Neoral and the widely used tacrolimus have equivalent efficacy in preventing organ rejection in ... -Pharmaceutical Business Review

Liver-Kidney Transplantation Stands Test of Time  Aug 23, 2006
...regimen with Simulect (basiliximab) Zenapax (daclizumab) that protected the kidney from the normally higher maintenance levels of Neoral (cyclosporine) and ... -MedPage Today

Once-a-Day or Twice-Daily Tacrolimus as Effective as Cyclosporine ...  Aug 3, 2006
...daily Prograf MR(TM) (Modified Release) (tacrolimus or TAC) and twice-daily standard Prograf(R) (tacrolimus or TAC) are as effective as Neoral(R) (cyclosporine ... -DG News

Study Demonstrates Improved Renal Function And Lipid Values In ...  Jul 26, 2006
Research presented today at the World Transplant Congress (WTC) revealed that after only six months post-conversion from Neoral(R) (cyclosporine or CsA) to ... -Medical News Today

Kidney Transplant Patients Treated With Prograf(R) Show Better ...  Jul 25, 2006
Research presented today at the World Transplant Congress in Boston, USA shows that after only six months post-conversion from Neoral(R) (ciclosporin) to ... -Drug Newswire

Once-Daily MR (Modified Release) Prograf(R) Formulation Shown to ...  Jul 26, 2006
...in newly transplanted kidney patients is equivalent to the current twice-daily immunosuppressant options - either standard Prograf(R) or Neoral(R) (ciclosporin ... -PR Newswire UK

Grapefruit-Drug Interactions  Aug 15, 2006
The manufacturers of cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral) and simvastatin (Zocor) have gone so far as to place warnings on their drugs' package inserts.25,31,32. ... -American Family Physician

After Conversion to myfortic(R), Two-Thirds of Renal Transplant ...  Jul 26, 2006
Adverse events reported in > or = 20% of patients receiving combination therapy with Neoral and corticosteroids in the 12-month de novo renal study and ... -Yahoo! News

Additional Milligram-to-Milligram Conversion Studies Demonstrates ...  Jul 26, 2006
Prograf MR(TM) (Modified Release) (tacrolimus or TAC) and twice-daily standard Prograf® (tacrolimus or TAC) are as effective as Neoral® (cyclosporine or CsA ... -Yahoo! News

(PRN) - Unit Corporation Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results ... ...  Jul 26, 2006
...[+]. (PRN) - Once-Daily MR (Modified Release) Prograf(R) Formulation Shown to Have Equivalent Efficacy and Safety to Twice-Daily Prograf(R) or Neoral(R) in ... -Bolsamania.com

(PRN) - Leading US Supplier of Specialty Healthcare Solutions ...  Jul 26, 2006
...[+]. (PRN) - Phase III Study Demonstrates Once-a-Day Prograf MR(TM) (Modified Release) and Twice-Daily Prograf(R) Are as Effective as Neoral(R) in Kidney ... -Bolsamania.com

Novartis Generates Strong Sales and Earnings Growth in the First ...  Jul 17, 2006
Neoral/Sandimmun (USD 449 million, -1% lc), for use in organ transplantation, nearly maintained sales worldwide despite ongoing generic competition in the US ... -PharmaLive.com



Psoriasis Treatments – What Are the Options?  May 2, 2006
Neoral is the newest drug treatment to be approved by the FDA, but also has considerable side effects and is only approved for relatively short term use. ... - The Open Press

(PZ) Novartis Delivers Strong Start to 2006 in First Quarter with ...  Apr 24, 2006
Neoral/Sandimmun (USD 214 million, +0% lc), for use in organ transplantation, had largely unchanged worldwide sales as modest growth in the rest of the world ... - Houston Chronicle



Meta Health Services Inc. Subsidiary Acquires License to Product ...  Jan 25, 2006
Sigmasporin(R) will compete with Canada's leading cyclosporine product, Neoral(R), which is marketed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc. ... - CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)

Heart transplant recipients strive to live life to the full  Jan 12, 2006
...their lifespan. He said heart recipients have to take immunosuppressants, mainly FK506 and Neoral, for the rest of their lives. The ... - Taipei Times

Pfizer, Novartis Profits Stall as Demand Slows for Older Drugs  Jan 19, 2006
Novartis is looking to reduce dependence on Diovan, whose sales rose 20 percent in the quarter. Sales of the transplant drug Neoral declined 10 percent. ... - Bloomberg

(PZ) Novartis Delivers Strong Performance with Record Results in ...  Jan 18, 2006
Transplantation Net sales for the year declined 1% in local currencies based on lower sales of Neoral/Sandimmun (2005: USD 953 million, -6% lc) (Q4: USD 241 ... - Houston Chronicle

Novartis 4th-Quarter Net Unchanged on Higher Costs (Update3)  Jan 19, 2006
...quarter. Revenue from the fungal treatment Lamisil fell 17 percent, while sales of the transplant drug Neoral declined 10 percent. ... - Bloomberg

Novartis 4th-Qtr Net Unchanged; Shares Tumble (Update6)  Jan 19, 2006
...in the quarter. Revenue from Lamisil fell 17 percent, while sales of the transplant drug Neoral declined 10 percent. Revenue in ... - Bloomberg

Heart transplant patients celebrate anniversary of their ...  Jan 12, 2006
Wu also pointed out that heart transplant recipients must take immunosuppressive drugs such as FK506 or Neoral for the rest of their lives in order to prevent ... - eTaiwan News

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