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• Drug Patent Expirations in December 2009

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  Drug Patent Expirations for December 2009 Tradename Applicant Generic Name Patent Number Patent Expiration MIGRANAL Valeant dihydroergotamine mesylate 5,169,849 Dec 8, 2009 PHOTOFRIN Axcan Scandipharm porfimer sodium 5,145,863 Dec 15, 2009 XENICAL Hoffmann La Roche orlistat 4,598,089*PED Dec 18, 2009 CEDAX Sciele Pharma Inc ceftibuten dihydrate 4,812,561 Dec 20, 2009 OXILAN-300 Guerbet ioxilan 4,954,348 Dec 21, 2009 OXILAN-350 Guerbet ioxilan 4,954,348 Dec 21, 2009 DEFINITY Lantheus Medcl perflutren 6,146,657 Dec 22, 2009 ZANTAC 150 Glaxosmithkline ranitidine hydrochloride 5,102,665*PED Dec 23, 2009 VALTREX Glaxosmithkline valacyclovir hydrochloride 4,957,924*PED Dec 23, 2009 ZIAGEN Glaxosmithkline abacavir sulfate 5,089,500*PED Dec [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:07pm EST
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• Perspectives on the Kyoto Prize

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  This is my initial response to the Kyoto Prize, which I was able to attend on a fellowship from Point Loma Nazarene University. For more details on the Kyoto Prize see my previous post.

  I had an opportunity [...]

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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Is the practice of medicine impeding medical innovation?

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  At a recent event on the comparative advantages of small molecule vs. biologic drugs, several themes emerged which led me to re-examine the question of whether the practice of medicine is capable of keeping pace with medical innovation.

  As mentioned in a [...]

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:17am EST
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• Drug Patent Expirations in November 2009

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  Drug Patent Expirations for November 2009 Tradename Applicant Generic Name Patent Number Patent Expiration ACULAR LS Allergan ketorolac tromethamine 5,110,493*PED Nov 5, 2009 ACULAR Allergan ketorolac tromethamine 5,110,493*PED Nov 5, 2009 PREVPAC Takeda Pharms Na amoxicillin; clarithromycin; lansoprazole 4,628,098*PED Nov 10, 2009 PREVACID IV Takeda Pharms Na lansoprazole 4,628,098*PED Nov 10, 2009 ACEON Solvay Pharms perindopril erbumine 5,162,362 Nov 10, 2009 PREVACID Takeda Pharms Na lansoprazole 4,628,098*PED Nov 10, 2009 PREVACID NAPRAPAC 500 (COPACKAGED) Takeda Pharms Na lansoprazole; [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:40am EST
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