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India rejects patent on Pfizer's arthritis drug
2015-09-07 11:48:19| Biotech - Topix.net
India has again denied Pfizer Inc a patent on its rheumatoid arthritis drug tofacitinib, the latest setback for a multinational drugmaker seeking to enforce its intellectual property rights in the country. Pfizer sought a patent that covers an important chemical formulation of the active compound in the medicine, but the Indian Patent Office said the company would have to establish that the compound for which it is seeking a patent is therapeutically more effective than the active compound.
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Small-Cap Biotech Companies Looking To Find A Niche In The Rheumatoid Arthritis Market
2015-09-03 19:35:46| Biotech - Topix.net
The RA market is currently dominated by tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors such as Humira, Enbrel, and Remicade. A number of new therapeutics are currently in clinical trials, with some offering unique mechanisms of action compared to currently available drugs.
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Bedford biotech sees promising results from arthritis injection study
2015-07-10 21:25:06| Biotech - Topix.net
Bedford-based Anika Therapeutics Inc. is one step closer to developing an injection to help osteoarthritic knees with promising Phase III results issued Thursday afternoon. The latest Anika study is a follow up from one conducted earlier this year, which showed that a single injection of CINGAL for knee pain was safe and effective.
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Growing concern, impact of Mycoplasma-associated arthritis
2015-06-01 22:58:00| National Hog Farmer
By Bailey Wilberts, Kent Schwartz and Chris Rademacher, Iowa State University Formerly a fringe issue, lameness in swine production has become a priority in the face of recent veterinary and producer-driven lameness investigations showing that losses attributable to lameness can reach $23 per growing pig. Culls or mortality due to lameness and joint disease can routinely approach 1% to 5% of the total population. read more
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U.S. FDA approves Celgene drug for psoriatic arthritis
2014-03-22 01:04:03| Biotech - Topix.net
U.S. health regulators on Friday approved a Celgene Corp drug to treat psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis associated with the skin disease psoriasis that causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling.
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