NEW AND GENERIC DRUG APPROVALS BY FDA IN NOVEMBER


November 17, 2010

  • Byetta (exenatide synthetic) Subcutaneous Injection, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules, Sun Pharmaceutical, Approval
  • Finasteride Tablets, Accord Healthcare, Tentative Approval
  • Gemcitabine Injection, Hospira, Inc., Approval
  • Indomethacin Capsules, Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Approval
  • Ranitidine Hydrochloride (Zantac) Syrup, Tolmar Inc., Approval
  • Rifater (rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide), Tablets, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride) Tablets, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Labeling Revision
  • Ritalin-SR (methylphenidate hydrochloride) Extended-Release Tablets, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Labeling Revision
  • Ritalin LA (methylphenidate hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Labeling Revision
  • Rocephin (ceftriaxone sodium) Intramuscular I.V. Injection , Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Synercid (quinupristin and dalfopristin) Injection, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Xifaxan (rifaximin) Tablets, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision 
November 15, 2010
November 12, 2010
  • Delsym (dextromethorphan polistirex) Extended-Release Oral Suspension, Reckitt Benckiser, Inc., Manufacturing Change or Addition
  • Egrifta (tesamorelin) Injection, Kendle International, Inc., Approval 
  • Kombiglyze (saxagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) Extended-Release Tablets, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Approval
  • Niaspan (niacin) Extended-Release Tablets, Abbott Laboratories, Labeling Revision
  • Olux-E (clobetasol propionate) Foam, Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Restoril (temazepam) Capsules, Mallinckrodt, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Rifadin (rifampin) Capsules, sanofi-aventis U.S., LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Rifadin (rifampin) Injection, sanofi-aventis U.S., LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Rozerem (ramelteon) Tablets, Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
November 9, 2010
  • Banzel (rufinamide) Tablets, Eisai Medical Research, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Cedax (ceftibuten dihydrate) Capsules, Pernix Therapeutics, LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Cedax (ceftibuten dihydrate) Oral Suspension, Pernix Therapeutics, LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Duac (benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin) Gel, Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., Approval
  • E.E.S (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) Oral Granules, Abbott Laboratories, Labeling Revision
  • Eraxis  (anidulafungin) I.V. Injection, Vicuron Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Pfizer, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Eryped (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) Chewable Tablets, Abbott Laboratories, Labeling Revision
  • Levetiracetam Tablets, BioKey, Inc., Approval
  • Metopirone (metyrapone) Capsules, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Labeling Revision
  • PCE (erythromycin) Tablets, Abbott Laboratories, Labeling Revision
  • Rapamune (sirolimus) Oral Solution, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Rapamune (sirolimus) Tablets, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) Capsules, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) Oral Suspension, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Zocor (simvastatin) Tablets, Merck & Co., Inc., Labeling Revision
November 5, 2010
  • Aleve (naproxen sodium) Tablets, Bayer HealthCare, LLC, Labeling Revision
  • Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) Capsules, Eli Lilly & Co., Approval
  • Flovent HFA (fluticasone propionate) Inhalation Aerosol, GlaxoSmithKline, Labeling Revision
  • Ofirmev (acetaminophen) injection, Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Approval
November 4, 2010
  • Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets, Alkem Laboratories, Ltd., Approval
  • MoviPrep (sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium ascorbate, potassium chloride, polyethylene glycol 3500 and ascorbic acid), Oral Solution, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Prednisone Tablets, West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Approval 

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