Recent news on Reminyl

Court to review Alzheimer's drugs decision  -  May 11, 2007
United Press InternationalThe outcome of the case could affect the support of Shire's drugs Reminyl and Reminyl XL. "Shire agrees completely with the grounds for the Judicial Review

Shire Welcomes Early Date for Judicial Review of NICE Decision on ...  -  May 10, 2007
Earthtimes.orgIn the UK and Ireland, Shire markets REMINYL(R) (galantaminehydrobromide) and REMINYL XL(R) (galantamine hydrobromide) anacetylcholinesterase inhibitor that

NHS rationing of drugs condemned  -  May 12, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Next month, the High Court is due to hear a challenge to Nice's rejection of three drugs, Aricept, Reminyl and Exelon, which slow the effects of memory loss

Court date set for mental health drugs trial  -  May 9, 2007
Craegmoor News (press release),Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Ebixa have all been proven to be effective treatment for sufferers of Alzheimer's disease at all stages of development,

Alzheimer's Society NICE Challenge Submitted To High Court, UK  -  Apr 30, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...ruled four drug treatments licensed for Alzheimer's disease (Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Ebixa) should no longer be funded by the NHS.

Nice challenge submitted to High Court  -  Apr 27, 2007
Craegmoor News (press release),Earlier this year, Nice hit the headlines by declaring that it would limit the amount of Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Ebixa made available for the price of

Alzheimer's Drug Moving Ahead Positively, Boosting Elan's Stock  -  May 21, 2007
BioWorld Online,Reminyl (galantamine, from Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc) and Namenda (memantine, from Forest Laboratories Inc.). All treat disease symptoms,

Alzheimer's Treatments and Medications  -  May 19, 2007
HealthCentral.com,In 2005, the name of galantamine was changed from Reminyl to Razadyne. Tacrine. Tacrine (Cognex) was the first cholinergic protective drug.

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Pharmaxis, Celgene ...  -  May 19, 2007
Trading Markets,In March 2005, NICE recommended for the withdrawal of Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Ebixa, the only drugs licensed in Britain for the treatment of

Will there soon be a cure for everything?  -  May 1, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,The Daily Mail has backed the campaign, claiming the drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl cost "only" £2.50 a day. The problem with the drugs, says Nice,

INVEGA™ (paliperidone) Receives Positive Opinion From European ...  -  Apr 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),DUROGESIC® (pain management), EPRES® (anemia), PARIET® (gastroenterology), TOPAMAX® (epilepsy, migraine prevention),REMINYL® (Alzheimer's disease),

INVEGA(R) Receives Positive Opinion From European Committee For ...  -  Apr 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Topamax(R) (epilepsy, migraine prevention),Reminyl(R) (Alzheimer's disease), Risperdal(R) (schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, disruptive behaviour),

SHIRE PLC - 1st Quarter Results  -  Apr 25, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),OTHER Other royalties are primarily in respect of REMINYL and REMINYL ER (known as RAZADYNE and RAZADYNE ER in the US), a product marketed worldwide

Canadian Study Shows Treatment For Alzheimer's Disease Can ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),A new study published in Neurology showed that verbal repetition was significantly reduced in patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with REMINYL®

Canadian study shows treatment for Alzheimer's disease can ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Prdomain Business Register (press release),Fifty-eight per cent of patients on REMINYL® experienced a reduction in verbal repetition, a common and bothersome symptom of Alzheimer's disease,

Shire plc: First Quarter Results - Strong Start to the Year With ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Other royalties are primarily in respect of REMINYL and REMINYL ER (known as RAZADYNE and RAZADYNE ER in the US), a product marketed worldwide (excluding

Drug curbs repetition in Alzheimer's patients  -  Apr 12, 2007
Scientific AmericanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with the Alzheimer's drug galantamine (Shire Pharmaceutical's Reminyl) reduces repetitive verbalization by people with

Treating Alzheimer's Disease  -  Apr 12, 2007
Market-Day.net,These medications, which includedonepezil hydrochloride (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl), and rivastigmine(Exelon), may temporarily improve memory and

Judicial Review of NICE decision  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),In the UK and Ireland, Shire markets REMINYL(R) (galantamine hydrobromide) and REMINYL XL(R) (galantamine hydrobromide) an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Review of Alzheimer's drugs' ruling  -  27 Mar 2007
Channel 4 News,By implication, a review is also likely to examine Reminyl and Exelon, and the companies hope the hearing will be held in the next six months.

A Little Forgetful  -  Mar 7, 2007
Hamptons.com,...drugs tacrine (Cognex), donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl) to delay the development of some of the disease’s symptoms.

Charity raps Shire for Alzheimer's drug plan  -  Mar 2, 2007
Marketing Week,...the profile of its Alzheimer's drug Reminyl XL during Alzheimer's Awareness Week in July, has been called into question by the Alzheimer's Society.

Alzheimer sufferers should get drugs at an early stage  -  Mar 1, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),John was diagnosed with Alzheimer's seven years ago and was prescribed Reminyl (galantamine) from day one. The improvement in his mood and confidence was

MASSIVE COSTS OF DEMENTIA  -  Feb 28, 2007
Mirror.co.uk,But this week the National Institute for Clinical Excellence has withdrawn dementia drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl for patients in England and Wales with

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

Alzheimer's sufferers lose £500000 drug cash in court fight  -  Mar 1, 2007
This is London,NICE has ruled that three Alzheimer's drugs - Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl - will only be available on the NHS to patients with moderate symptoms.

Alzheimer's patients overpaying for drugs  -  Mar 1, 2007
Daily Mail,The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has ruled that three drugs - Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl - should not be prescribed for patients

National backing for Echo campaign  -  Feb 28, 2007
The Northern Echo,...the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) decided to restrict access to three drugs - Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl - drugs that

Eminent physicians denounce the false economy of rationing ...  -  Feb 28, 2007
Daily Mail,The Nice ruling means Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl can no longer be given to patients judged to have "mild" Alzheimer's in England and Wales because they are

Readers urged to back dementia fund  -  Feb 27, 2007
The Northern Echo,...(NICE) decided to restrict access to three drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl which used to be available to people in the early stages of dementia.

Mail launches campaign to end restrictions on Alzheimer's drugs  -  Feb 26, 2007
This is London,Three drugs, Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl, are no longer available for patients with 'mild' Alzheimer's in England and Wales although they are licensed in

Age Concern seeks better access to medicines  -  Feb 21, 2007
Scoop.co.nz (press release),Yet we are told that 18000 patients could benefit from medicines like Exelon, Aricept and Reminyl. “These treatments delay theprogression of dementia,

Campaigners back court challenge on Alzheimer's drug  -  Feb 7, 2007
Norwich Evening News,The watchdog ruled in 2005 that drugs including Aricept (donepezil), Exelon (rivastigmine) and Reminyl (galantamine) should not be prescribed for patients

Panacos Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Financial Results  -  Feb 21, 2007
Business Wire (press release),His career has been highlighted by leadership roles in the development and approval of the prescription drugs LEVAQUIN, TOPAMAX, REMINYL, REGRANEX,

Nice put under spotlight following continual criticisms  -  Feb 5, 2007
Craegmoor News (press release),One of the most controversial issues Nice faced last year was its declaration that Reminyl, Aricept, Exelon were not cost effective treatments for

SHIRE PLC: Final Results  -  Feb 20, 2007
FinanzNachrichten.de,OTHER Other royalties are primarily in respect of REMINYL and REMINYL ER (known as RAZADYNE and RAZADYNE ER in the US), a product marketed worldwide

Shire to Buy New River Pharmaceuticals  -  Feb 20, 2007
Smartmoney.comIn addition to hyperactivity drugs Adderall XR and Daytrana, the Basingstoke, England-based company also sells Alzheimer's disease treatment Reminyl and

Wife fights curb on Alzheimer drug  -  18 Jan 2007
Portsmouth News,Barry Cox was diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged just 65 and took the dementia drug, Reminyl, which improved his condition. But when he stopped taking it for

Battle for Alzheimer's drugs goes to court  -  Jan 9, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,In November, Nice ruled that three Alzheimer's drugs — donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl) and rivastigimine (Exelon) — should not be used for new

York MP Hugh Bayley backs alzheimer call  -  Jan 8, 2007
York Press,The NICE study recommended treatments Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl should only be funded for people in the moderate stages of the disease, because testing

Eisai takes NICE to High Court over Alzheimer's review  -  Jan 8, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...drugs Reminyl (galantamine) and Exelon (rivastigmine) respectively, also rejected by NICE for patients with newly-diagnosed, mild Alzheimer's disease.

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.

Panacos Appoints Alan W. Dunton, MD as New CEO  -  Jan 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...approval of the prescription drugs Levaquin(R), TOPAMAX(R), Reminyl(R), Regranex(R), and Risperdal(R), as well as the successful OTC product Aleve(R).

Panacos Appoints Alan W. Dunton, MD as New CEO  -  Jan 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...highlighted by leadership roles in the development and approval of the prescription drugs Levaquin®, TOPAMAX®, Reminyl®, Regranex®, and Risperdal®,

Health charities get 'covert' aid from drug firms  -  Dec 2, 2006
The Sunday Times,The Alzheimer’s Society has led a patient campaign against a Nice ruling that the dementia drugs Aricept, Reminyl and Exelon were not cost-effective and

Is NICE facing more days in court?  -  Nov 30, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),NICE said that only patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease can be treated with donezepil (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl) and rivastigmine (Exelon).

Branch presents drugs petition  -  Nov 30, 2006
Saffron Walden Reporter,Nice says the drugs, aricept, exelon and reminyl, are not effective until patients have reached a moderate stage of the illness.

NICE SCIE guideline to improve care of people with dementia  -  Dec 7, 2006
Xagena.it,The guideline incorporates the Institute's recommendation that Donepezil ( Aricept ), Galantamine ( Reminyl ) and Rivastigmine ( Exelon ) should only be

Schering AG says diagnostics unit not for sale  -  Nov 27, 2006
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) and Eisai Co. Ltd (4523.T: Quote, Profile, Research), and Reminyl, sold by Shire Plc (SHP.L: Quote, Profile, Research).

Shire plc: IFRS Information - First Half of 2006  Sep 18, 2006
...transdermal system) ELAPRASE(TM) (idursulfase) FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate) LODINE(R) (etodolac) MESAVANCE(TM) (mesalamine) REMINYL(R) (galantamine ... -PR Newswire

Shire plc: IFRS Information - First Half of 2006  Sep 18, 2006
...system) ELAPRASE(TM) (idursulfase) FOSRENOL® (lanthanum carbonate) LODINE® (etodolac) MESAVANCE(TM) (mesalamine) REMINYL® (galantamine hydrobromide)(UK and ... -Yahoo! News

Patients denied drugs in postcode lottery  Sep 23, 2006
Reminyl XL, the latest drug for advanced Alzheimer's, is not approved for use in Ayrshire and Arran, Borders or Western Isles. ... -Scotsman

SHIRE PLC: IFRS INFORMATION - FIRST HALF OF  Sep 18, 2006
Other royalties are primarily in respect of REMINYL and REMINYL XL (now marketed as RAZADYNE and RAZADYNE ER in the US), a product marketed worldwide by ... -ITNews

Pfizer and TransTech enter deal that’s all the RAGE  Sep 21, 2006
Treatments include the Cholinesterase inhibitors including donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl) and rivastigmine (Exelon) and NMDA receptor antagonists ... -LabTechnologist.com

Dementia drugs "divert funds from quality care"  Sep 1, 2006
Pfizer Inc and Eisai Co's Aricept; Novartis AG's Exelon; and Reminyl, made by Johnson & Johnson and distributed in Britain by Shire Pharmaceuticals (SHP.L ... -Reuters.uk

Big Pharma holds drug and advocacy groups hostage  Sep 1, 2006
...by the pharmacist: how to take the drug, expected side effects and so on for drugs such as Aricept (donepezil), Exelon (rivastigmine) and Reminyl (galantamine ... -Common Ground.ca

Your health  Aug 24, 2006
...patients: 1. Cholinesterase inhibitors including donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl) and rivastigmine (Exelon). 3. Neuroleptics ... -Sur

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