MERCK-MEDCO SWITCHING PATIENTS FROM ZESTORETIC TO PRINIZIDE, according to an example of prescription drug switch programs detailed by American Pharmaceutical Association President Calvin Knowlton at FDA's public hearing on promotions to managed care Oct. 19-20. Knowlton said pharmacists have been objecting to a "prescription change authorization notification" sent by Medco's PAID Prescriptions to switch patients from Zeneca's antihypertensive/diuretic Zestoretic to Merck's Prinizide.
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Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.
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While the first six months of the year saw eight new drugs targeting a range of diseases enter the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme, and three PRIME-designated treatments go on to win EU marketing approval, use of the accelerated assessment mechanism appears to be limited.
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