FDA GRANTS PRIORITY REVIEW TO PLAVIXÒ (clopidogrel bisulfate) SUPPLEMENTAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION (sNDA) FOR ADDITIONAL TYPE OF HEART ATTACK
Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for the antiplatelet agent PLAVIX® (clopidogrel bisulfate) for treatment of patients with acute STsegment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).