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Actavis Launches Finasteride 5mg Tablets In The US  -  May 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Finasteride 5mg tablets are the generic equivalent of Merck & Company's Proscar(R) tablets, which are indicated for the treatment of benign prostatic

Prodynorphin has abdominal pad than they dies.  -  Apr 29, 2007
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Down under: When things aren't quite right  -  Apr 29, 2007
SunJournal.com (subscription),Treatment can include taking saw palmetto for milder symptoms, and taking medications like alpha blockers (which treat symptoms) Proscar and Avodart (which

Medical Edge: Frequent nocturnal toilet trips could arise from ...  -  Apr 28, 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,Another option is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, such as finasteride (Proscar) or dutasteride (Avodart), to directly shrink the prostate.

Spectrum Expands Clinical Trials Into Canada; Directorate of ...  -  May 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...press release except as required by law. [2] CARDURA is a registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc. [4] PROSCAR is a registered trademark of MERCK & CO., Inc.

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Expectant moms: Avoid all alcohol  -  Apr 25, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,Avodart and Proscar are drugs of a different family that work in a different way. They shrink the gland, but they can take months before you see improvement

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Baldness Drug Interferes with Prostate Cancer Test Levels  -  Apr 13, 2007
HealthandAge.comFinasteride (Proscar®) is used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (prostatism) at a dose of 5 mg daily; it's quite effective, but it's known to interfere

When things aren't quite right  -  Apr 24, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,Treatment can include taking saw palmetto for milder symptoms, and taking medications like alpha blockers (which treat symptoms) Proscar and Avodart (which

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Merck 1Q Profit Jumps 12 Percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
The Times and Democrat,...more than offset falling sales from two drugs that now have generic competition _ cholesterol drug Zocor and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Merck first-quarter net jumps 12 percent on higher sales  -  Apr 19, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,New generics have sharply cut into sales of cholesterol drug Zocor, which had been Merck's top seller, and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Merck 1Q profit jumps 12 percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
The Kindred Times,...more than offset falling sales from two drugs that now have generic competition — cholesterol drug Zocor and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Merck 1Q profit jumps 12 percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
ABCmoney.co.uk,...more than offset falling sales from two drugs that now have generic competition -- cholesterol drug Zocor and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Merck 1Q Profit Jumps 12 Percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,...more than offset falling sales from two drugs that now have generic competition , cholesterol drug Zocor and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Merck 1Q Profit Jumps 12 Percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
Bismarck Tribune,...more than offset falling sales from two drugs that now have generic competition - cholesterol drug Zocor and enlarged prostate treatment Proscar.

Despite some progress, medical treatments are still limited  -  Apr 17, 2007
Newsday,Finasteride is also available under the brand name Proscar to treat enlarged prostate. Some men, including Marcune, are leery of the drug because of side

Merck Reports Strong Financial Results for First-Quarter 2007  -  Apr 19, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Other reported products comprise: AGGRASTAT, ARCOXIA, CANCIDAS, COSOPT, CRIXIVAN, EMEND, INVANZ, JANUVIA, MAXALT, PRIMAXIN, PROPECIA, PROSCAR, STOCRIN,

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Bolsters Ozarelix Team with Addition of ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...but have no direct effect on the prostate growth itself, and alpha reductase inhibitors (such as PROSCAR(R)[4] and AVODART(R)[5]), which can result in

New Jersey business briefs  -  Mar 20, 2007
NorthJersey.com,...s Proscar and Sanofi-Aventis SA's Uroxatral. PARK RIDGE – The Montvale-based Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. is adding a full-service pharmacy at its

Medical Edge -- As we age, our bladders wake us more frequently  -  Mar 16, 2007
Post-Bulletin,Another option is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, such as finasteride (Proscar) or dutasteride (Avodart), to directly shrink the prostate.

Bleeding hearts support drive  -  Mar 7, 2007
smudailycampus.com,If potential donors are taking antibiotics, Accutane, Propecia or Proscar, they can't give blood. (Birth control pills, vitamins, allergy medicine,

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Bolsters Ozarelix Team with Addition of ...  -  Mar 19, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...press release except as required by law. [2] CARDURA is a registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc. [4] PROSCAR is a registered trademark of MERCK & CO., Inc.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Bolsters Ozarelix Team with Addition of ...  -  Mar 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...but have no direct effect on the prostate growth itself, and alpha reductase inhibitors (such as PROSCAR(R)[4] and AVODART(R)[5]), which can result in

View from Nepal  -  Mar 18, 2007
Midland Daily News,My driver, Proscar , took us as far as possible by car. We then put on our backpacks and set out on foot for the next three or four miles until the trail

Protecting the Prostate  -  Mar 5, 2007
E/The Environmental Magazine,The only scientifically proven way to reduce the odds of prostate cancer is the conventional drug finasteride (Proscar). It’s currently approved by the FDA

Changes in US law a good thing for local pharma  -  Feb 25, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,...in the first half of FY07 with deals with innovator company Merck for the atherosclerosis drug Zocor and prostrate drug Proscar, yielding Rs 1100 crore.

Changes in US law a good thing for local pharma  -  25 Feb 2007
Daily News & Analysis,...in the first half of FY07 with deals with innovator company Merck for the atherosclerosis drug Zocor and prostrate drug Proscar, yielding Rs 1100 crore.

Barr launches generic Proscar in agreement with Hungary's Richter  -  Jan 31, 2007
Portfolio.hu,Inc.'s PROSCAR(R) (Finasteride) Tablets, 5 mg in the US under an agreement with Hungary's leading drugs maker Richter Gedeon.

Barr Launches generic version of Merck's Proscar  -  Jan 30, 2007
Forbes,LONDON (AFX) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc said it has launched a generic version of Merck & Co's Proscar tablets in the US under an agreement with Gedeon

Barr Launches Generic PROSCAR(R) Tablets, 5 Mg  -  Jan 31, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Inc.'s PROSCAR(R) (Finasteride) Tablets, 5 mg in the US under an agreement with Gedeon Richter (BSE: RICHTER). The Company launched the product following

Barr Laboratories (BRL) Lauches Generic PROSCAR  -  Jan 30, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Inc.'s PROSCAR (Finasteride) Tablets, 5 mg in the US under an agreement with Gedeon Richter. The Company launched the product following final approval from

Barr Launches Generic PROSCAR(R) Tablets, 5 mg  -  Jan 30, 2007
Earthtimes.orgWOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, Jan. 30 -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , today announced that it has launched a generic version

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Exelixis, MGI Pharma ...  -  Feb 3, 2007
Trading Markets,Barr Labs acquired exclusive rights from Gedeon Richter to market generic version of Proscar, following the FDA approval for Gedeon Richter's Abbreviated

American FDA approves Hungarian prostate drug  -  Feb 1, 2007
Caboodle.hu,Richter will supply the generic version of Proscar, a drug to treat enlarged prostates, to US-based Barr Laboratories, having received final approval from

Barr Labs unveils generic prostrate drug  -  Jan 31, 2007
Business in the Burbs,...s Proscar drug, used to treat benign enlargement of the prostate in men. Barr began selling its 5 milligram finasteride tablets in the United States under

Merck Q4 2006 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jan 30, 2007
Seeking Alpha,For the quarter alone, we saw the anticipated decline of Zocor and Proscar in the US, as well as a decline in Fosamax outside the US where there is access

Buy Dr Reddy's Labs: ICICI Securities  -  Feb 9, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,With EPS estimated to decline 22% YoY in FY08E mainly due to absence of large benefits from authorised generics products (Zocor and Proscar) and more than

US senators move bill to ban copycat generics products  -  Feb 5, 2007
Economic Times,...be noted that Dr Reddy’s has secured authorised generics license from Merck for cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor and prostate disease medicine Proscar.

The right prescription  -  Feb 4, 2007
Financial Express,Dr Reddy’s has also gained exclusive rights to market generic versions of two Merck drugs—Zocor (Simvastatin) and Proscar (Finasteride).

(PRN) - Groupe Silicomp Posts an 18.7% Increase in 2006 Revenues ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Bolsamania.com,...(PRN) - Barr Launches Generic PROSCAR(R) Tablets, 5 mg ... [+]. (PRN) - Gibson Dunn Strengthens International Arbitration Capability in London ... [+]

Merck Announces 2006 Financial Results that Demonstrate Solid ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),COSOPT, CRIXIVAN, EMEND, INVANZ, JANUVIA, MAXALT, PRIMAXIN, PROPECIA, PROSCAR, STOCRIN, TIMOPTIC/TIMOPTIC XE, TRUSOPT, VASOTEC/VASERETIC and ZOLINZA.

Leading pharma cos to post strong earnings: Analysts  -  18 Jan 2007
Economic Times,...major companies - Ranbaxy, Reddy's and Cipla - benefiting from the two generic blockbusters (Zocor and Proscar)," DSP Merrill Lynch said in a report.

Hair-Loss Drug Impedes Prostate Cancer Detection in Middle-Aged Men  -  Jan 5, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Researchers found that for men who received 1mg/day of finasteride in an analogous fashion to Proscar, PSA levels dropped by a factor of two in one year.

Zofran to help build US business: Dr Reddy's  -  Dec 27, 2006
Moneycontrol.com,VC & CEO of Dr Reddy's Laboratories, GV Prasad comments on getting the exclusivity for Ondansetron soon after the rights for Simvastatin and Proscar got

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Indymedia Colombia,Topical acyclovir is used to buy cheap proscar treat the symptoms of herpes simplex virus infections of the skin, mucous membranes, and genitals (sex

Dr. Gott:Heart condition probably not related to medications  -  Dec 26, 2006
The Spokesman Review,When I was about 45, my urologist prescribed finasteride and Proscar for my benign prostatic hyperplasia. After taking the medicine for about 15 or 20 years

Degenerative arthritis isthe same as osteoarthritis  -  Jan 16, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Proscar and Avodart are medicines that shrink the gland, but it takes months before an effect is seen. There are many procedures that free the urethra.

Surgery can restore hearing loss  -  Dec 29, 2006
Monterey County Herald,I've had a PSA ranging from 1+ to 6+ over the last five or six years (it's 1.6 now) and have been taking Proscar for two years.

CONSUMER INDEX  -  Dec 24, 2006
Kansas City Star,...s Proscar to treat enlarged prostates. •Cisco Systems Inc.’s Internet-based video-conferencing system will be in homes in three to four years as the company

Pharma firms strive for innovation  -  Dec 20, 2006
Gulf News,In June, Dr Reddy's launched generic versions of Merck's cholesterol medicine Zocor and prostate treatment Proscar in the US; the new drugs accounted for 39

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA's Acceptance Of Ozarelix ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...[2] CARDURA is a registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc. [3] HYTRIN is a registered trademark of Abbott Laboratories. [4] PROSCAR is a registered trademark of

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA's Acceptance of Ozarelix ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...press release except as required by law. [2] CARDURA is a registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc. [4] PROSCAR is a registered trademark of MERCK & CO., Inc.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA's Acceptance of Ozarelix ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)...but have no direct effect on the prostate growth itself, and alpha reductase inhibitors (such as PROSCAR®[4] and AVODART®[5]), which can result in some

Pharma Sector : Few Newsmakers Of The Week - MedImmune, Shire Plc ...  -  Jan 13, 2007
Trading Markets,Merck's Proscar, Glaxo's Avodart, Abbott Labs' Hytrin, AstraZeneca Canada's Cardura, Boehringer Ingelheim's Flomax and Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada's Uroxatral

Drug Plan Dizziness  -  Dec 20, 2006
Hartford Courant,The Pappadopoulases began looking for a new option when their plan, Humana Complete, sent a letter informing them that Proscar, an expensive drug that

Good days are here to stay for drug makers  -  Jan 9, 2007
Economic Times,The company’s generic versions of Merck’s drugs, Zocor and Proscar should rake up significant sales in the US this quarter again.

Cipla to post revenues at Rs 924cr in Q3, up 23%: ICICI Sec  -  Jan 3, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,...“Exports would register a robust 32% growth to Rs 5.1 billion on the back of supply of two key products, Sertraline (Zoloft) and Finasteride (Proscar),

Men must confront prostate problems  -  Jan 2, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,An earlier drug, Proscar (finasteride), is similar. • Flomax (tamsulosin) is one of several drugs that work by relaxing muscles in the prostate and the neck

Scripps Howard News Service  -  Dec 30, 2006
HNN Huntingtonnews.net,It had been well-established that when men taking the prostate treatment drug, Proscar, take a PSA test, doctors need to double the test result.

Dr Reddy's gets USFDA nod for anti-nausea drug  -  Dec 27, 2006
Economic Times,In the current fiscal, the company entered into an agreement with innovator Merck to distribute authorized generic versions of Proscar and Zocor.

Dr. Paul Donohue  -  Dec 28, 2006
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,Proscar and Avodart are examples. It takes months before the results of these medicines take hold, but, given time, they work for many men.

DRL bags drug rights in US  -  Dec 27, 2006
Calcutta Telegraph,It has entered into an authorised generics pact with US-based Merck to sell generic versions of heart drug Zocor and Proscar that is used to treat prostate

Middle-aged men forced to confront reality of prostate problems  -  Dec 22, 2006
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,An earlier drug, Proscar (finasteride), is similar. _Flomax (tamsulosin) is one of several drugs that work by relaxing muscles in the prostate and the neck

STARWATCH CONSUMER  -  Dec 20, 2006
Kansas City Star,...s Proscar to treat enlarged prostates. The Food and Drug Administration allowed sales of the drug, known chemically as finasteride, in 5 milligram tablets,

Mylan Announces Final FDA Approval for Finasteride Tablets USP, 5mg  -  Dec 20, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),The Mylan brand of Finasteride Tablets, a generic version of Merck's Proscar(R) Tablets, is approved for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic

Business news briefs  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...s Proscar tablets, to treat enlarged prostate ... Gasoline prices at local self-serve pumps held steady this week at $2.359 per gallon of regular unleaded,

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