Recent news on Pravachol Pravastatin

Ranbaxy: FDA OKs generic Pravachol  -  Apr 25, 2007
BusinessWeekIndian generic drug developer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said Wednesday its Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals unit received Food and Drug Administration approval to

Bristol-Myers Squibb relieved to see Plavix back on track  -  Apr 27, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),However, generic competition battered sales of cholesterol-lowerer Pravachol (pravastatin), which lost US and some European patent protection last year and

Ranbaxy: FDA OKs Generic Pravachol  -  Apr 25, 2007
Houston Chronicle,© 2007 AP. NEW YORK — Indian generic drug developer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said Wednesday its Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals unit received Food and Drug

Generic dispensing rates 'to exceed' 60%, says Medco  -  27 Mar 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Merck & Co's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin), plus Pfizer's depression/anxiety treatment Zoloft (sertraline),

'Rattray wrong on cholesterol drugs'  -  Mar 22, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,The 'statins' are sold under a variety of names, including Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin).

New Generics Pose Potential Shake-up for Prescription Sleep ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...blockbuster drugs including Zocor (simvastatin), Zoloft (sertraline), Pravachol (pravastatin), Flonase (fluticasone propionate) and Mobic (meloxicam).

Pipeline match for possible Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,In the fourth quarter of 2006, sales of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin), a cholesterol lowing drug, plummeted 75 per cent to $146m thanks to

Telomere Length Linked to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease  -  Jan 16, 2007
MedPage Today,In a further nested placebo-controlled comparison of patients treated with Pravachol (pravastatin), the researchers reported that among the placebo-treated

Barr Can Sell Generic Pravachol  -  Nov 28, 2006
TheStreet.comBy Althea Chang. The Food and Drug Administration approved the generic, known as pravastatin, at three dosage levels, 10, 20 and 40 milligrams.

Barr Pharma Pravachol Clearance  -  Nov 28, 2006
TheStreet.comBy TSC and IRIS Staff. Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals (BRL - commentary - Cramer's Take), said Tuesday that its subsidiary Pliva has received final

B-MS boosted by Abilify bipolar study  -  Dec 8, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),...impact generic competition to the antithrombotic Plavix (clopidogrel) and the cholesterol-lowerer Pravachol (pravastatin) are having on B-MS' earnings.

Stock futures flat before data, Bernanke  -  Nov 28, 2006
ReutersBy Emily Chasan. NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stock futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on manufacturing and housing and a speech by Federal

Suboptimal Statin Use Seen Common and Harmful  -  Dec 7, 2006
MedPage Today,Patients started treatment most frequently with Zocor (simvastatin, 47%), Pravachol (pravastatin, 23%), or Lipitor (atorvastatin, 22%), though Lescol

DSM accelerates anti-infective activity  Oct 19, 2006
...quarter of 2007, will be mainly based on fermentation development competencies and will focus on big-name drugs such as Pravachol (pravastatin) and Prograf ... -OutSourcing-Pharma.com, Sanofi slashes 2006 earnings forecast  Sep 1, 2006
...several years, beginning 2007," with new product revenues outweighing dramatic losses for several drugs, including its once top-seller Pravachol (pravastatin). -Pharma Times (subscription)

Barr Can Sell Generic Pravachol  -  Nov 28, 2006
TheStreet.comBy Althea Chang. The Food and Drug Administration approved the generic, known as pravastatin, at three dosage levels, 10, 20 and 40 milligrams.

Barr Pharma Pravachol Clearance  -  Nov 28, 2006
TheStreet.comBy TSC and IRIS Staff. Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals (BRL - commentary - Cramer's Take), said Tuesday that its subsidiary Pliva has received final

B-MS boosted by Abilify bipolar study  -  Dec 8, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),...impact generic competition to the antithrombotic Plavix (clopidogrel) and the cholesterol-lowerer Pravachol (pravastatin) are having on B-MS' earnings.

Stock futures flat before data, Bernanke  -  Nov 28, 2006
ReutersBy Emily Chasan. NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stock futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on manufacturing and housing and a speech by Federal

Suboptimal Statin Use Seen Common and Harmful  -  Dec 7, 2006
MedPage Today,Patients started treatment most frequently with Zocor (simvastatin, 47%), Pravachol (pravastatin, 23%), or Lipitor (atorvastatin, 22%), though Lescol

IAC: Clinicians Urged to Consider HIV's Long-Term Complications  Aug 22, 2006
Dr. Daar also noted that some antiretrovirals interact with statins, noting that Pravachol (pravastatin) and Lescol (fluvastatin) are the least likely to have ... -MedPage Today

Diet, exercise best bet in avoiding heart disease  Jul 29, 2006
However, fibrates can be contraindicated with some statin medicines, another group that lowers cholesterol. Your Pravachol (pravastatin) is a statin medicine. ... -Pioneer Press

Diverse challenges await generics industry  Aug 7, 2006
...year for patent expiries, with the key blockbusters Merck & Co's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin) already having lost ... -PipelineReview.com

B-MS under pressure as generic Plavix fears grow  Aug 7, 2006
...of one tumultuous period in its history with patent losses for a number of top drugs, including its once top-seller Pravachol (pravastatin), pegging back sales ... -Pharma Times (subscription)

Plavix future unsteady as generics deal knocked  Jul 31, 2006
...several years, beginning 2007," with new product revenues outweighing dramatic losses for several drugs, including its once top-seller Pravachol (pravastatin). -Pharma Times (subscription)

B-MS stumbles on Plavix probe, 2Q results  Jul 28, 2006
...paclitaxel), which plunged 20% to $149 million on increased generic competition in European markets, while the statin Pravachol (pravastatin) also suffered at ... -Pharma Times (subscription)

Generic pie to grow bigger but also carved up into smaller pieces  Jul 10, 2006
...significant year for patent expiries, with the key blockbusters Merck's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin) already having ... -In-PharmaTechnologist.com

Diverse challenges await generics industry  Jul 7, 2006
...year for patent expiries, with the key blockbusters Merck & Co's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin) already having lost ... -Pharmaceutical Business Review

1st Clinical Trial To Show Colesevelam HCl Plus Stable Oral ...  Jun 26, 2006
It has been studied with four commonly prescribed statins - Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and ... -Medical News Today



Statins To Reduce Cholesterol Levels  Feb 24, 2006
...currently approved for use in the US: Lipitor® (atorvastatin), Lescol® (fluvastatin), Mevacor® (lovastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin), Zocor® (simvastatin ... - WSOCtv.com,

Toprol XL uncertainty weighs heavy on AstraZeneca  Feb 3, 2006
...be able to maintain this growth rate once generic versions of Merck & Co's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin) reach the US ... - Pharma Times (subscription),

Toprol XL uncertainty weighs heavy on AstraZeneca  Feb 3, 2006
...be able to maintain this growth rate once generic versions of Merck & Co's Zocor (simvastatin) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol (pravastatin) reach the US ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

B-MS sales dip in Q4 on Pravachol competition  Jan 26, 2006
...effects of generic competition, said B-MS. Overall, Pravachol (pravastatin) sales fell 18% to $584 million. Ex-US drug sales fell 6 ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

Statins' anti-cancer benefit discounted  Jan 15, 2006
The class of drugs includes such well-known drugs as Lipitor (atorvastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin) and Mevacor ... - Sun-Sentinel.com

KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sankyo Company, Limited Enter Global ...  Jan 9, 2006
...to the treatment of cardiovascular disease, with products such as Benicar® and Olmetec® (olmesartan medoxomil) and Pravachol® (pravastatin), as well as ... - Yahoo! News

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