FDA ISSUES APPROVABLE LETTER FOR AMBIEN CR (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE EXTENDED RELEASE) CIV FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AMBIEN CR (zolpidem tartrate extended release) CIV. AMBIEN CR is the controlled-release formulation of zolpidem, the worlds
Major U.S. public health initiative complements sanofi pasteurs leadership in global pandemic preparedness Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, has been awarded a $97 million contract from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to speed the production process for new cell culture influenza vaccines in the U.S. and the design of a U.S.-based cell-cultu
Sanofi-aventis announced today the simultaneous signature of a medium-term syndicated credit agreement amounting to 8 billion and four bilateral credit facilities amounting to 500 million each. The syndicated credit agreement consists of two revolving credit lines each having a different maturity: a 5.5 billion five-year tranche with the possibility of extending the maturity up to seven
Today sanofi-aventis announced that, at the request of sanofi-aventis, Apotex, and their respective affiliates, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved an extension of the date for submission by the parties of the pre-trial order in its Plavix® patent-infringement litigation with Apotex and Dr. Reddys Laboratories. The new date is May 13, 2005. The submission
in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Department of Health THE TB FREE PROGRAM for the treatment of tuberculosis sufferers In Johannesburg today, South African Health Minister Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and sanofi-aventis Chairman and CEO Jean-François Dehecq inaugurated the first training center in support for patients receiving treatment for tuberculosi
The Canadian Federal Court of Ottawa has granted sanofi-aventiss application for an order of prohibition against the Minister of Health and Apotex Inc. in relation to Apotexs 2003 application in Canada for a marketing authorization for a generic version of clopidogrel bisulfate tablets. The Canadian Court rejected Apotex's challenge to the Plavix® patent and held that the asserted claims are nov
Vaccine Leader Looks to Introduce First Pertussis Booster for Both Adolescents and Adults in United States Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group (NYSE: SNY), announced today that the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend licensure of ADACEL (Tetanus Toxoi
Submits supplemental license application Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, is seeking U.S. government approval to broaden the age indication for its new meningococcal vaccine Menactra (Meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y and W-135] Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine). The company has filed a supplemental application with the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis
Sanofi-aventis has learned through the Canadian Ministry of Health website that Novopharm Limited had obtained marketing approval in Canada for a product claiming to be generic enoxaparin. Sanofi-aventis companies Aventis Pharma Inc. and Aventis Pharma S.A. are bringing suit in the Federal Court against Novopharm for patent infringement of Canadian patent 2045433, which covers Lovenox®. Sanofi
Results from two major clinical trials presented at ACC (PARIS and PRINCETON, NJ, MARCH 9, 2005) Results of two major clinical trials showed that the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel, given on top of standard therapy, provided significant benefits to patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a certain kind of heart attack. Results of the COMMIT/CCS-2 (ClOpidogrel
Pfizer Inc. and the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a new drug application for Exubera® (inhaled human insulin powder). Exubera®, a dry powder form of insulin that is inhaled into the lungs prior to eating, using a specially designed inhalation device, has been studied in more than 3,500 patients, some for o
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