Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Teva Announces Approval and Launch of Oxaliplatin Injection
Published in Drug Week, August 28th, 2009
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and launch of Oxaliplatin Injection. Teva's 505(b)(2) New Drug Application provides for the use of Oxaliplatin Injection, 50 mg/10 mL and 100 mg/20 mL for adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer in patients who have undergone complete resection of the primary tumor and treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.
In June, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment in Teva's favor on the issue of non-infringement with regard to Debiopharm's U.S. Patent No. 5,338,874. The patent is listed in the Orange Book for Sanofi-Aventis'...
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Source: Drug Week (2009-08-28)
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