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Chain Drug Review - Battle over Clarinex switch

January 12th, 2009

WASHINGTON–The National Consumers League (NCL) wants the Food and Drug Administration to keep Clarinex as a prescription-only product. The medication reached the market in January.
Earlier this yea…

Chain Drug Review - Schering-Plough gets okay to sell clarinex for allergies

January 7th, 2009

KENILWORTH, N.J. — Schering-Plough Corp. bas received Food and Drug Administration approval of Clarinex (desloratadine) for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).
The product builds upon the company’s heritage as a discoverer and developer of allergy and respiratory products as demonstrated by the success of its Claritin collection of nonsedating antihistamines and by Nasonex, a once-daily nasal st…

Chain Drug Review - OraSolv technology

January 2nd, 2009

Cima Labs Inc. says OraSolv, its orally disintegrating drug delivery technology, will be incorporated in a version of Schering-Plough Corp.’s Clarinex Reditabs. Schering recently received FDA approval to market the product. The tablets disintegrate on the tongue without chewing or the need forwater.

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Internal Medicine News - OTC antihistamine/decongestant

December 31st, 2008

Clarinex-D 12 Hour is now available over the counter for relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients aged 12 years and older. The tablets combine desloratadine (2.5 mg) with pseudoephe…

Drug Store News - Schering-Plough files Clarinex NDA

December 28th, 2008

Schering-Plough, maker of the blockbuster antihistamine Claritin (loratadine) has filed a new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration to broaden the indication of its new drug Clarinex 5mg (desloratadine). Schering says Clarinex, positioned as a successor to the manufacturer’s blockbuster Claritin, currently t…

Drug Store News - Schering-Plough’s Clarinex receives more allergy indications

December 25th, 2008

Schering-Plough’s Clarinex (desloratadine), positioned as a successor to Claritin (loratadine), received the green light from the FDA to be marketed as a treatment for allergic rhinitis. The new indication broadens the drug’s initial use as a treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis. Expanded labeling for Clarinex also notes it can be used safely…

Chain Drug Review - Clarinex-D is cleared for treatment of allergies

December 20th, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Clarinex-D, a nondrowsy antihistamine formulated with a decongestant. According to manufacturer Schering-Plough Corp., a unique gel control delivery system in the product provides effective 24-hour relief from symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis. The drug, av…

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - Blue Cross Pushes Claritin Alternative.

December 19th, 2008

By Deborah Crowe, Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 25–Thousand Oaks-based WellPoint Health Networks is distributing temporary discounts for a new over-the-counter Claritin alternative to Blue Cross…

Business Wire - Research and Markets: Benchmark Schering-Ploughs Performance against Key Rivals In The Ethical Pharmaceutical Sector

December 15th, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43905) has announced the addition of Schering-Plough: PharmaVitae Profile to their offering.
This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Schering-Plough in the ethical pharma sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key …

Prevention Steps And Medications For Indoor Allergies

December 9th, 2008

Antihistamines include older antihistamines, also called first-generation antihistamines, and newer second-generation antihistamines.

First-generation antihistamines most of these antihistamines are available without a prescription, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), clemastine (Tavist), and chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton Allergy). These older antihistamines are more likely to cause drowsiness. Depe…