Cadence Pharmaceuticals announced yesterday 5/14/2009 that it had submitted an NDA for Acetavance(TM) - intravenous acetaminophen. It is instructive to look at the clinical development plan for this 505(b)(2) product. According to the company, the FDA required 2 pivotal Phase 3 trials: one clinical trial for the treatment of acute pain in patients following orthopedic surgery [...]
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Quick-release bromocriptine mesylate approved
Published May 15th, 2009 in News Commentary. 0 CommentsThe FDA approved VeroScience’s Cycloset (bromocriptine mesylate) 0.8mg tablets on May 5 as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The NDA was first submitted in 1997 - before the 505(b)(2) guidance. The API, bromocriptine mesylate was approved under NDA 017962 in 1978 as Parlodel in [...]