Actonel

FDA Approves New Once-a-Month Dose of Actonel for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

CINCINNATI and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-a-month dose (150 mg) of Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium) tablets for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Actonel is approved to reduce t...

Procter & Gamble Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Osteoporosis Therapy Actonel

CINCINNATI, May 13, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in the patent infringement lawsuit filed by P&G against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The positive ruling protects P&G's...

First head-to-head trials of once weekly Fosamax and Actonel therapies

The drug major Merck has launched the first two head-to-head clinical trials that compare the efficacy and tolerability of Fosamax (alendronate) once weekly 70mg and Actonel (risedronate) once-weekly 35mg. Fosamax and Actonel, both bisphosphonates indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis in post...

Health Alliance Announces First Fracture Protection Program for Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium) Tablets

...r Better Bone Health is backing up the efficacy of actonel to help prevent non-spinal fractures with a concep...lar medical outcome reimbursement." Under the actonel Fracture Protection Program, the Alliance for Bett...lth Alliance for eligible members correctly taking actonel prior to the fracture. The pilot program co...

Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss

...And it did so more effectively than a daily dose of an oral bisphosphonate, actonel (risedronate). actonel is also available as a once-weekly and once-monthly pill. The research ...

P&G Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.92 and Operating Profit Growth of 13%, Behind Balanced 5% Organic Sales and Volume Growth

...ed low-single digits as a double-digit decline in Prilosec OTC due to the loss of marketplace exclusivity more than offset high-single digit growth on actonel and the addition of the Swiss Precision Diagnostics joint venture. Net earnings increased 15 percent for the quarter to $526 million as sales growth, ...

Once-a-Year Bone Drug Lowers Fracture Risk

... and Drug Administration to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The drug is a bisphosphonate, a class of drugs which also includes Fosamax, actonel and Boniva. These medications -- the most commonly used treatments for osteoporosis -- work by slowing the body's natural reabsorption of bone. Whi...

Once-a-year Drug Reduces Fractures from Osteoporosis

...s still in the approval process through the Food and Drug Administration. Three other drugs in the bisphosphonate family (marketed as Fosamax, actonel and Boniva) are currently available and most commonly used as a once per week or once per month pill. "For the first time, women could have th...

Actonel Treats Hip Fractures In A Better Way Than Alendronate

...tudy shows that osteoporosis patients treated with actonel are more likely to sustain when compared to alendr...men newly treated with once-weekly doses of either actonel or alendronate in 'real-life' clinical practice. Results showed that at six months patients on actonel had a 46% (p=0.02) lower incidence of hip fracture...

Zometa [Novartis Drug] For Treatment Of Paget’s Diseas

...om the University of Auckland in New Zealand has found that the drug Zometa manufactured by Novartis treats Paget’s disease// far better than the drug actonel produced by Procter and Gamble. Paget's disease is a condition in which the bones breaks or becomes weak faster than the normal and the new bone...

Actonel in Medical Technology

New Phase III Data Presented for Once Monthly Dosing Regimen of Risedronate to Treat Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

...h. About Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) actonel is approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. actonel has been proven to reduce the incidence of vertebr...merus and wrist. The following doses are approved: actonel 5 mg daily,...