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March 2013
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FDA approves Novartis TOBI® Podhaler™ for certain cystic fibrosis patients, the first and only dry powder inhaled antibacterial in US
- TOBI Podhaler is portable and requires no nebulizer, refrigeration or power source to deliver the medicine- TOBI Podhaler is indicated for certain cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pa and shortens… -
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FDA approves Novartis TOBI® Podhaler™ for certain cystic fibrosis patients, the first and only dry powder inhaled antibacterial in US
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New analysis shows Novartis drug Gilenya® significantly reduced rate of brain volume loss across three large Phase III studies
-- Data show reductions in rate of brain volume loss by about one-third compared to interferon beta-1a IM or placebo in studies with over 3,600 patients with relapsing MS1-- Gilenya is the first oral… -
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New analysis shows Novartis drug Gilenya® significantly reduced rate of brain volume loss across three large Phase III studies
February 2013
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Novartis Reports Omalizumab Significantly Improved Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Symptoms in Patients Who Failed Standard Therapy
- Phase III study published in NEJM today and to be presented tomorrow met primary endpoint in moderate-to-severe chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU)- CIU can be a serious, debilitating form of hives… -
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Novartis Reports Omalizumab Significantly Improved Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Symptoms in Patients Who Failed Standard Therapy
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Novartis drug Zortress® is first in over a decade approved by FDA to prevent organ rejection in adult liver transplant patients
- Zortress is the first mTOR inhibitor approved to prevent organ rejection in adult liver transplant patients in the US, where it is already approved for kidney transplantation- Approval based on… -
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Novartis drug Zortress® is first in over a decade approved by FDA to prevent organ rejection in adult liver transplant patients
January 2013
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Novartis drug Exjade® first treatment approved by FDA for chronic iron overload in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia
-- Pivotal placebo-controlled study data show Exjade significantly decreases iron burden in NTDT patients versus placebo, with similar overall adverse event rate1-- Patients with NTDT accumulate… -
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Novartis drug Exjade® first treatment approved by FDA for chronic iron overload in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia
December 2012
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NEJM published study shows Novartis compound ACZ885 significantly relieves symptoms in patients with serious form of childhood arthritis
- Endpoints met in two Phase III trials, including substantial symptom relief in 84% of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) patients treated with ACZ885 in trial-11- SJIA patients treated… -
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NEJM published study shows Novartis compound ACZ885 significantly relieves symptoms in patients with serious form of childhood arthritis