Procrit
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NCI Thesaurus | Procrit
(Other name for: epoetin alfa)NCI Thesaurus | Procrit
(Other name for: epoetin alfa)
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Gospel Great Byron Cage Raises His Voice to Raise Awareness About ... Mar 29, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release) Ortho Biotech Products, LP, is the marketer of PROCRIT® (Epoetin alfa). ... PROCRIT® is not for patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure. ...
Man Convicted for Role in South Florida Drug Adulteration Ring, US ... Mar 28, 2006
Lawfuel (press release), ...ring included Neupogen, used for cancer and HIV patients; Gammagard (Gamimune, Iveegam and Panglobulin), used for HIV patients; Epogen (Procrit), used for ...
Bad news for others, good news for Amgen Mar 26, 2006
Ventura County Star (subscription), ...for Amgen Inc. When Johnson & Johnson reported that sales of Procrit were down, analysts with Robert W. Baird & Co. said the dip ...
Alva doctor indicted for health care fraud Mar 23, 2006
Alva Review Courier, The indictment focuses on two prescription medications: Procrit and Remicade. Procrit is administered by injection and is primarily ...
Broward Jury Convicts Man of Fraud in Selling Counterfeit ... Mar 28, 2006
International News Service, Martino's company, Optia Medical, doctored paper work to legitimize tens of millions in questionable epogen, Procrit and immune globulin, all expensive ...
US Stocks Slide Before Fed Decision on Rates; Utilities Fall Mar 27, 2006
Bloomberg That may give Amgen an edge in the $10 billion market for anemia drugs over J&J's Procrit, which is limited to once-weekly dosing. J&J slid 45 cents to $59.94. ...
US Stocks Drop Before Fed Decision on Rates; Zimmer Slides Mar 27, 2006
Bloomberg That may give Amgen an edge in the $10 billion market for anemia drugs over J&J's rival Procrit, which is limited to once-weekly dosing. ...
Shares Fall in Slow Trading Ahead of Fed Rate Meeting Mar 27, 2006
New York Times, That may give Amgen an edge in the $10 billion market for anemia drugs over Procrit from Johnson & Johnson, which requires once-weekly dosing. ...
Aranesp dosed every three weeks achieved and maintained target ... Mar 28, 2006
RxPG NEWS, Epoetin alfa, which is currently marketed in the US by Amgen as EPOGEN® (Epoetin alfa)i and by Ortho Biotech Products, LP, as Procrit® (Epoetin alfa)ii. ...
Amgen "outperform" Mar 3, 2006
New Ratings ...the near to medium term, the analysts say. The drug is expected to gain market share from Procrit in 2006, Robert W Baird adds.
Cracking down on fake drugs Mar 10, 2006
Baltimore Sun, At least two of them set up shop in Maryland, funneling fake prescription Procrit, an anti-anemia drug, through shell operations before they were eventually ...
Legal troubles continue for Alva physician Mar 24, 2006
Alva Review Courier, The federal grand jury indictments allege Dr. Pinegar billed Medicare for large quantities of the prescription drugs Procrit and Remecade which did not match ...
Early Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Linked with Greater ... Mar 17, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...need for blood transfusions. These medications include Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa) and Procrit® (epoetin alfa). An issue that ...
Office-Based Oncologists Pessimistic About the Effect of Medicare ... Mar 22, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release), ...copayments and coinsurance will reduce cancer patients' access to erythropoiesis stimulating proteins (ESPs) such as Johnson & Johnson's Procrit and Amgen's ...
Survey: Oncologists pessimistic about MMA Mar 22, 2006
United Press International ...afford co-payments and co-insurance will reduce cancer patients' access to erythropoiesis stimulating proteins, such as Johnson & Johnson's Procrit and Amgen's ...
March is National Nutrition Month: Introducing The Annie Appleseed ... Mar 3, 2006
PR Web (press release), ...can also lead to more serious conditions, like an increased risk of blood clots and the need for very expensive “rescue drugs,� such as Procrit and Neupogen ...
SUCCESSFUL INVESTING: ; Drug Division Weakness Hampering J&J's ... 21 Dec 2005
Black Enterprise, Big seller Procrit is losing share to Amgen's competing anemia drugs, and new generic challengers have emerged for products such as the Duragesic patch for ...
High-Dose Epoetin Alfa (Procrit) Every 3 Weeks Effective for ... Dec 14, 2005
DG News ATLANTA, GA -- December 14, 2005 -- Epoetin alfa (Procrit) 80,000 units administered every three weeks to patients on an every three-week chemotherapy regimen ...
FDA Announcement: Aranesp, Epogen, Procrit Associated with Reports ... Dec 2, 2005
PharmaLive.com (press release), ...letter below. The healthcare letters for Epogen and Procrit are attached along with the revised prescribing labels. Amgen Inc. wishes ...
Amgen, J&J notify doctors on anemia drugs' disorder Dec 6, 2005
Ventura County Star (subscription), The advice is among changes to the prescribing information for doctors using the three drugs, Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, the Food and Drug Administration ...
FDA releases warning on Amgen drugs (bizjournals.com) Dec 6, 2005
Financial News USA (press release), ...condition known as aplasia, according to media reports.Federal regulators also named New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson & Johnson's anemia drug Procrit in the ...
Drug business making Johnson & Johnson sluggish Dec 18, 2005
Chicago Tribune, Big seller Procrit is losing share to Amgen's competing anemia drugs, and new generic challengers have emerged for such products as the Duragesic patch for ...
Doctor convicted of shorting patients of cancer drugs Dec 12, 2005
The Tennessean, She gave partial doses of the drugs Procrit, Taxol and Camptosar, which are used either to treat cancer or lessen chemotherapy side effects. ...
Aranesp® Effective in Low and Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic ... Dec 7, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers from Italy have demonstrated that long-acting Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) is as effective as Procrit® (epoetin alfa) for the treatment of patients ...
Two Companies Issue Warnings on Anemia Drugs Dec 5, 2005
Newsinferno.com, ...about their anemia drugs. Amgen manufactures both Epogen and Aranesp, while Ortho Biotech makes Procrit. The drugs are approved ...
J&J, Amgen Warn Doctors on Anemia Drugs' Disorder (Update1) Dec 1, 2005
Bloomberg 1 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson and Amgen Inc.'s anemia drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit may have a risk of damaging red blood cells, known as aplasia, and ...
Alert Issued on Anemia Drugs Dec 2, 2005
Los Angeles Times, Johnson & Johnson and Amgen Inc.'s anemia drugs, Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, may have a risk of damaging red blood cells in certain patients, US regulators ...
FDA releases warning on Amgen drugs Dec 2, 2005
Bizjournals.com, Federal regulators also named New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson & Johnson's anemia drug Procrit in the warning and advised physicians to discontinue use of the ...
Former pharmacy owner sent to prison Dec 10, 2005
The Journal News.com, ...claim forms, Spitzer's office said. The medications included anemia drugs Procrit and Epogen. They also included Neupogen, which ...
Anemia in Lung Cancer Patients Often Undertreated Nov 30, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Anemia can be treated by blood transfusions or one of the epoetins such as Procrit® (epoetin alfa) or Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa). ...
Neulasta® and Aranesp® Provide Effective Hematopoietic Support ... Nov 21, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Epoetin (Procrit® and Aranesp) is widely used to prevent or treat anemia, with Aranesp becoming more commonly used because of the reduced number of doses ...
Doctor convicted of health-care fraud Dec 13, 2005
Gallatin News Examiner, Prosecutors had argued that she gave her staff orders to give patients partial doses of chemotherapy side-effect medications, including Procrit, while billing ...
Jury convicts Crossville doctor of overcharging for chemo drugs Dec 13, 2005
Southern Standard, Moon told nurses to measure out seven-tenths, eight-tenths or nine-tenths of full doses of Procrit, a medicine used to treat the side effects of chemotherapy ...
Higher doses of pegylated interferon or ribavirin improve ... Dec 8, 2005
Aidsmap, Mitchell Shiffman presented data from a study in which erythropoietin (EPO, brand names Procrit, Eprex, Epogen), a hormone that stimulates red blood cell ...
Rx drug law puts Florida at forefront Nov 28, 2005
Orlando Business Journal, And yet, those are the patients most likely to end up buying counterfeit drugs, because their pricey medications such as Epogen and Procrit are among the most ...
Pharma Reformulates Dec 5, 2005
Chemical & Engineering News Within the top 10, Lilly's schizophrenia therapy Zyprexa, Pfizer's calcium channel blocker for hypertension Norvasc, and J&J's EPO Procrit all fell in the ...
Chip off the new block Dec 3, 2005
Dayton Daily News (subscription), Life-saving drugs like Procrit, used to treat cancer, and Lipitor are on the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's 2004 list of most-stolen drugs. ...
National Briefs Dec 2, 2005
New York Times, Their manufacturers, Johnson & Johnson and Amgen, have notified doctors that the drugs - Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit - should be discontinued if patients ...
A test of life: Runner rebuilding life in Oro Valley while ... Nov 23, 2005
Northwest Explorer, It's also believed to help reduce rejection rates in transplant patients. Common doctor-prescribed forms of the drug are Epogen and Procrit. ...
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