DRUG APPROVALS: OCTOBER 2010


OCTOBER 4: KAPVAY (CLONIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE) EXTENDED-RELEASE  TABLETS

TREATMENT- ADHD

 

OCTOBER 5: ARIDOL (MANNITOL) INHALATION POWDER

TREATMENT- BRONCHIAL CHALLENGE TEST

 

OCTOBER 7: SORILUX (CALCIPOTRIENE) FOAM

TREATMENT- PSORIASIS

OCTOBER 8: ATELVIA (RISEDRONATE SODIUM) DELAYED-RELEASE TABLETS

TREATMENT- OSTEOPOROSIS

 

OCTOBER 14: GAMUNEX-C (IMMUNE GLOBULIN SUBCUTANEOUS ((HUMAN)) INJECTION)

TREATMENT- PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

 

OCTOBER 16: BROMDAY (BROMFENAC) OPTHALMIC SOLUTION

TREATMENT- POSTOPERATIVE OCULAR INFLAMMATION

OCTOBER 19: PRADAXA (DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE) CAPSULES

TREATMENT- PREVENTION OF THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

 

OCTOBER 21: LO LOESTRIN FE (NORETHINDRONE ACETATE & ETHINYL ESTRADIOL TABLES, ETHINYL TABLETS & FERROUS FUMARATE) TABLETS

TREATMENT- CONTRACEPTION

 

OCTOBER 28: LATUDA (LURASIDONE) TABLETS

TREATMENT- SCHIZOPHRENIA

 

OCTOBER 29: TEFLARO (CEFTAROLINE FOSAMIL) INJECTION

TREATMENT- PNEUMONIA, SKIN & STRUCTURE INFECTION

 

OCTOBER 29: NUEDEXTA (DEXTROMETHROPHAN & QUINIDINE)
TREATMENT- PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT