Archive for May 4th, 2009

Polypill: a 505(b)(2) candidate

FDA approved Novartis’ Exforge HCT on April 30, 2009 for the second-line treatment of hypertension.  Exforge, approved in 2007, contains the calcium channel blocker amlodipine and the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan.  The new product adds to Exforge the well known diuretic HCTZ - hydrochlorothiazide.  The product was approved based on a single “8-week, multi-center, randomized, [...]