Recent news on Sumatriptan

New pain relief option for migraine sufferers  -  25 May 2007
TV3 News,The government drug funding body has decided to fund generic sumatriptan tablets – new forms of GlaxoSmithKline's migraine relief drug Imigran.

Treximaâ„¢ (sumatriptan/naproxen sodium) demonstrated efficacy across  -  May 3, 2007
WebWire (press release),Trexima, the proposed brand name for a single tablet containing sumatriptan 85 mg formulated with RT Technologyâ„¢ and naproxen sodium 500 mg, is currently

Zolmitriptan Syrup (Zolmitriptan capsule) Information  -  May 19, 2007
American Chronicle,Advise patient before taking Zolmitriptan to immediately notify health care provider if any of the following occur after taking a dose of sumatriptan:

POZEN Reports First Quarter 2007 Results  -  May 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Results from two pivotal efficacy studies for Trexima(TM) (sumatriptan/naproxen sodium) were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association

Heads Up Biotech Investors  -  May 1, 2007
Motley FoolTrexima is a combination of existing drugs naproxen and sumatriptan (Imitrex is the brand name) that has shown effectiveness versus placebos and both drugs

Multisorb's latest innovation to leave inhalable meds high and dry  -  May 2, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,...(sumatriptan and naproxen)), incorporating desiccant within the plastic inhaler structure still has distinct advantages as an alternative solution.

POZEN To Present at the 2007 UBS Global Generic and Specialty ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Treximaâ„¢ combining sumatriptan,

Combined drug appears better at battling migraines  -  Apr 25, 2007
Longview Daily News,They were randomly assigned to take naproxen (500 milligrams), sumatriptan (85 mg), both drugs (combined in one tablet for the study) or a placebo after the

Sumatriptan–Naproxen Combo for Migraine  -  Apr 6, 2007
Medscape (subscription)..."Targeting multiple mechanisms of migraine with a specifically formulated single tablet of sumatriptan–naproxen sodium resulted in more favorable 2-hour

Combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium for migraine more ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
News-Medical.net,The researchers found that sumatriptan-naproxen sodium was more effective than placebo for headache relief at two hours after dosing (study 1, 65 percent vs

Sumatriptan-Naproxen for Acute Treatment of Migraine A Randomized ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose tablet containing sumatriptan succinate and naproxen sodium relative to efficacy and safety of

Trexima(TM) (Sumatriptan/Naproxen Sodium) Superior Efficacy Data ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Trexima is the proposed brand name for a single tablet containing sumatriptan 85 mg as the succinate salt, formulated with RT Technology(TM), and naproxen

Trexima(TM) (Sumatriptan/Naproxen Sodium) Superior Efficacy Data ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Trexima provided superior sustained pain-free results compared to sumatriptan RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK and CHAPEL HILL, NC, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/

Drug combo brings greater relief to migraine sufferers  -  Apr 4, 2007
NewKerala.com,As part of the study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness and safety of treating migraine by combining the migraine medications sumatriptan (in the

Dual-Drug Approach Melts Migraine  -  Apr 3, 2007
MedPage Today,According to two separate but identical four-arm studies, pain relief over 24 hours was significantly better with 85 mg of sumatriptan (Imitrex) and 500 mg

Two Medications Treat Migraine Better Than One  -  Apr 3, 2007
Washington Post,The study compared the use of a new combination pill that includes sumatriptan (brand name Imitrex) and naproxen sodium (Aleve) to use of either drug alone

Two Drugs Might Tame Migraines  -  Apr 4, 2007
CBS News,...(CBS) A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that combining the prescription drug sumatriptan — known as Immitrex — and the

Migraine market: Trexima approval delays benefits generic triptan  -  Mar 29, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe fate of Trexima (sumatriptan + naproxen sodium combination), GSK and Pozen's single pill combination of the market-leading sumatriptan with naproxen

Pozen Says Results Show Trexima Provided Superior Sustained Pain ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Trading Markets,Trexima is the proposed brand name for a single tablet containing sumatriptan 85 mg as the succinate salt, formulated with RT Technology, and naproxen

Combining two different types of treatment for migraine results in ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
MedIndia,Patients were randomized to receive a single tablet containing both sumatriptan, 85 mg, and naproxen sodium, 500 mg; sumatriptan, 85 mg (monotherapy);

Combination therapy most effective for migraine  -  Apr 3, 2007
Insider Medicine,Patients received either a single tablet containing 85 mg sumatriptan and 500 mg of the painkiller naproxen sodium, sumatriptan alone, naproxen sodium alone

Pozen's Trexima Begins Six Month FDA Review  -  Apr 10, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Trexima is a single tablet containing sumatriptan succinate (Imitrex, also sold by GSK) and naproxen sodium (contained in Aleve amongst other non-steroidal

GlaxoSmithKline: Results Announcement for the First Quarter 2007  -  Apr 25, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),2-24 hours post dosing) versus sumatriptan or naproxen monotherapy. Cervarix, the company’s HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer, was filed with

Combo migraine drug beat single drug therapy  -  Apr 4, 2007
SI.comThe drug combines Glaxo's popular migraine drug Imitrex -- known generically as sumatriptan -- with the older painkiller naproxen sodium.

Pozen's Trexima Data Published  -  Apr 4, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Trexima is Pozen's lead candidate and combines GlaxoSmithKline's Imitrex (sumatriptan) with naproxen, which is sold under brands such as Aleve.

Pozen's Trexima Data Published  -  Apr 4, 2007
Forbes,Trexima is Pozen's lead candidate and combines GlaxoSmithKline (nyse: GSK - news - people )'s Imitrex (sumatriptan) with naproxen, which is sold under

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Pozen, GlaxoSmithKline and Winston ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),American Medical Association (JAMA) comparing Trexima (85mg sumatriptan, 500mg naproxen) to Imitrex (85mg sumatriptan) and 500mg naproxen, vs. placebo.

Combo migraine drug beat single drug therapy: study  -  Apr 3, 2007
ABC NewsThe drug combines Glaxo's popular migraine drug Imitrex — known generically as sumatriptan — with the older painkiller naproxen sodium.

Pozen says pivotal migraine drug data published  -  Apr 3, 2007
Reuters.uk,The drug combines Glaxo's popular migraine drug Imitrex -- known generically as sumatriptan -- with an older painkiller known as naproxen sodium.

Pozen says pivotal migraine drug data published  -  Apr 4, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...older painkiller known as naproxen sodium. Pozen said the studies found that Trexima worked better than either sumatriptan alone or naproxen sodium alone.

UK Plans to Make Naproxen Pain Drug Available OTC  -  Apr 12, 2007
Reuters.uk,L: Quote, Profile , Research) migraine pill Imigran, or sumatriptan, as well as antibiotic eye drops. Industry analysts predict more European and North

Combining migraine drugs proves effective  -  Apr 3, 2007
Earthtimes.orgIn the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers compared the effects of combining sumatriptan and naproxen sodium

Market Report -- In Play (POZN)  -  Apr 3, 2007
MSN MoneyPOZEN announces trexima provided superior sustained pain-free results compared to sumatriptan The co and Glaxosmithkline (GSK) announce findings from two

UK Plans To Make Naproxen Pain Drug Available OTC  -  Apr 12, 2007
Javno.hr,Other products made available OTC recently include GlaxoSmithKline Plc's migraine pill Imigran, or sumatriptan, as well as antibiotic eye drops.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals initiated with "buy"  -  Apr 11, 2007
newratings.comThe analysts expect the sumatriptan and ISOVorin injection to provide non-dilutive working capital for Spectrum Pharmaceuticals going forward,

Pozen Climbs On Positive Trial Results Of Trexima - Stock To Watch  -  Apr 4, 2007
Trading Markets,...relief at two hours and four hours compared to placebo, and two through 24-hour sustained pain-free results versus sumatriptan or naproxen monotherapy.

Addex looks to prevent migraines  -  Apr 24, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,Triptan drugs such as sumatriptan are also used to treat migraines. However, as they act on blood vessels, it cannot prevent migraines, whereas ADX10059 and

Pozen Announces May 2, 2007 Webcast of First Quarter 2007 Results  -  Apr 18, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Trexima(TM) combining sumatriptan,

POZEN Announces May 2, 2007 Webcast of First Quarter 2007 Results  -  Apr 18, 2007
Business Wire (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Treximaâ„¢ combining sumatriptan,

Heading for a pain-free existence  -  Apr 7, 2007
Business Standard,A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association recently concluded that combining prescription drug sumatriptan and over-the-counter pain

Tuesday's Late Winners & Losers  -  Apr 3, 2007
TheStreet.com...a migraine treatment it's developing with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) that combines the existing drugs sumatriptan and naproxen.

Good News for Pozen, GSK: Test Results Deliver 5% Boost to Stock Price  -  Apr 4, 2007
Local Tech Wire,Trexima combines 85 milligrams of sumatriptan and 500 mg of naproxen. “Trexima was generally well-tolerated in these studies,� Pozen added.

Aftermarket Movers: Marshall & Ilsley  -  Apr 3, 2007
Forbes,Pozen, which is developing Trexima with GlaxoSmithKline PLC, said that Trexima worked better than drugs sumatriptan or naproxen sodium when used alone.

New Medications for Migraines  -  Apr 4, 2007
Lex 18,They found combining the migraine medication sumatriptan, also known as Imitrix, and naproxen sodium, an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication,

Combination migraine drug may work better  -  Apr 4, 2007
CBC Ottawa,In Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers compared a new combination pill that includes sumatriptan (brand name

Novadel Pharma: Poised for Growth  -  Feb 14, 2007
Seeking Alpha,The Novadel pipeline includes Zolpidem, an oral spray version of Ambien, and Sumatriptan, an oral spray version of Imutrex. These drugs both had positive

Angel Broking neutral on SMS Pharma IPO  -  Feb 5, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,The company has developed a non-infringing process for Sumatriptan Succinate, for which it has tied up with Ranbaxy, which has filed for a Para-IV filing

POZEN To Present at the Susquehanna Financial Group Healthcare ...  -  Feb 19, 2007
dBusinessNews Triad (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Treximaâ„¢ combining sumatriptan,

Bespak inks deal for migraine treatment  -  Feb 8, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,Bespak will help the US-based speciality pharmaceutical company with the development and commercialisation of their primary product – the sumatriptan

Study Newly Published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Demonstrated Long ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
DG NewsIn a study published in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the investigational migraine therapy Trexima (sumatriptan/naproxen sodium) was

Zogenix signs development agreement with Bespak  -  Feb 5, 2007
Laboratory Talk,The device development agreement is focussed on assisting Zogenix to commercialise its sumatriptan Intraject delivery system, which is a needle free,

Needle-free deal agreed for drug to give migraine relief  -  Feb 5, 2007
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,The agreement will see Bespak work with Zogenix on its Intraject delivery system for the drug sumatriptan, which is aimed at fast migraine relief.

New medical agreement for Bespak  -  Feb 5, 2007
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,...the US under which the UK medical device moulder will assist its new partner in commercialising its Intraject delivery system for the drug sumatriptan.

SMS Pharma plans Rs 98 cr issue  -  Jan 30, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,The main product of this company is Ranitidine Hydrochloride, Sumatriptan and some anti-cancer products like Gemcitabine and Imatinib.

Pediatric studies lead to more information on drug labels  -  Feb 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Labeling changes for orlistat, sumatriptan, methylphenidate, mixed amphetamine salts and levetiracetam will assist the practitioner in choosing therapies

SMS Pharma to invest Rs 1130.20 mn for expansion  -  Feb 8, 2007
Myiris.com,It is mainly engaged in manufacturing bulk drugs like Ranitidine HCl, Sumatriptan Succinate, Sildenafil Citrate, Omeprazole Magnesium, Ramipril,

Some facts about migraines  -  Feb 7, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Sumatriptan (Imitrex), a 5-HT agonist, is available in self-injectable, nasal spray and rapidly-dissolving tablet forms. Other 5-HT agonists are almotriptan

Bulk expansion  -  Feb 4, 2007
Business Standard,Apart from that, its key products are sumatriptan, an anti-migraine drug, gemcitabine, which is used to treat pancreatic cancer and itraconozole which is

SMS Pharma: Invest at cut-off  -  Feb 3, 2007
Hindu Business Line,...we believe that as the benefits of the new facility kick in and contributions from other products such as sumatriptan and gemcitibine scale up,

Migraine headaches; Trans fats  -  Jan 30, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,They go by the names of Zomig (zolmitriptan), Imitrex (sumatriptan), Maxalt (rizatriptan), Relpax (eletriptan) and Axert (almotriptan).

SMS Pharma fixes IPO price band at Rs 360-380  -  Jan 29, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,It is mainly engaged in manufacturing bulk drugs like Ranitidine HCl, Sumatriptan Succinate, Sildenafil Citrate, Omeprazole pellets, Ramipril,

POZEN to Present at the Wachovia Securities 2007 Small and Mid-Cap ...  -  18 Jan 2007
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Treximaâ„¢combining sumatriptan, formulated with

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces That Sumatriptan Injection ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),In November, Spectrum and GSK reached an agreement to settle patent litigation relating to sumatriptan injection. The terms of the confidential agreement

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces That Sumatriptan Injection ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Earthtimes.org21 -- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that patent litigation relating to sumatriptan injection, the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's(R)

Bidding War Heats Up Health Plan Pharmacy Market  -  Jan 6, 2007
Orange County Business Journal,Under that deal, Spectrum is going to be allowed to exclusively distribute generic versions of Imitrex, called sumatriptan; in the US Spectrum is launching

Market Report -- In Play (SPPI)  -  Dec 21, 2006
MSN MoneySpectrum Pharma says Sumatriptan injection litigation with GlaxoSmithKline has been dismissed pursuant to the settlement agreement Co announces that patent

SPPI: Court Approves Patent Settlement re Generic Imitrex(R) Injection  -  Dec 21, 2006
Insurance News Net,Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI) announced that the patent litigation relating to sumatriptan injection, the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK)

New board and management team appointments  -  Dec 19, 2006
Laboratory Talk,Glide Pharma is progressing well with the development of its first own-brand product, an injectable form of sumatriptan, which is used to relieve migraine

Spectrum settles lawsuit with GlaxoSmithKline  -  Dec 21, 2006
Bizjournals.com,The companies reached a settlement November over the patent litigation relating to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' sumatriptan injection, the generic version of

UPDATE 1-Spectrum says court dismisses Glaxo patent suit  -  Dec 21, 2006
ReutersL: Quote, Profile , Research), allowing it to move forward under the settlement agreement with Glaxo for sumatriptan injection.

Migraine market: entering maturity  -  Jan 4, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe launch of GSK and Pozen's Trexima (sumatriptan + naproxen combination) and the current market dynamics will see the migraine market peak at $4 billion

GSK to acquire Praecis Pharmaceuticals  -  Dec 22, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),The deal means that Spectrum and partner Par Pharmaceuticals will be able to launch their version of sumatriptan injection around the summer of 2008.

Spectrum, GSK settle on generic Imitrex  -  Dec 21, 2006
United Press International...versions of certain sumatriptan-injection products, with an expected launch during GSK's sumatriptan pediatric-exclusivity period, beginning Aug.

Specialty Pharmaceutical Industry Veteran Michael Cola Joins ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),NuPathe's lead product, NP101, uses SmartRelief(TM), the company's novel, transdermal patch technology, to deliver sumatriptan, a widely-used therapy for

Spectrum, GlaxoSmithKline Lawsuit Ends  -  Dec 21, 2006
Houston Chronicle,The settlement allows Spectrum to exclusively distribute authorized generic versions of Imitrex _ known as sumatriptan _ in the US Spectrum said it will

POZEN Names Gilda M. Thomas as Senior Vice President and General ...  -  Jan 10, 2007
dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Treximaâ„¢ combining sumatriptan,

POZEN Names Gilda M. Thomas as Senior Vice President and General ...  -  Jan 10, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for the proposed product candidate Trexima(TM) combining sumatriptan,

Spectrum, GlaxoSmithKline lawsuit ends  -  Dec 21, 2006
BusinessWeekThe settlement allows Spectrum to exclusively distribute authorized generic versions of Imitrex -- known as sumatriptan -- in the US Spectrum said it will

(PRN) - Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Announces Promotions and ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Bolsamania.com,...(PRN) - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces That Sumatriptan Injection Litigation With GlaxoSmithKline(R) Has Been Dismissed Pursuant to the Settlement

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