Archive for October, 2008

Internal Medicine News - OTC antihistamine/decongestant.(PRODUCTS)

Friday, October 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 …

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Drug Store News - Schering-Plough, marketer of high-profile allergy products Claritin and Clarinex, last month decided not to exercise its option agreement related to…

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Schering-Plough, marketer of high-profile allergy products Claritin and Clarinex, last month decided not to exercise its option agreement related to ALK-Abello’s grass-pollen allergy tablet and other non-injectable allergy products, the company reported.
ALK-Abello has reacquired the exclusive worldwide. rights to these products, ending the collaboration the two companies entered in October 2002.

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Chain Drug Review - Battle over Clarinex switch. (Marketplace: Focus).

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

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 year WellPoint Health Networks Inc. filed a petition with the regulatory agency to gain approval for an over-the-counter version of the Schering-Plough Corp. allergy product.

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Business Wire - CommonHealth’s Quantum Group Named DTC Agency Of The Year; Agency’s Campaign Aids in Schering-Plough’s Clarinex Win for “Brand of the Year”

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Business Editors
PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 14, 2002
CommonHealth today announced that The Quantum Group, its agency dedicated exclusively to building consumer healthcare brands, was awarded “Agency of the Year” honors by the DTC (direct-to-consumer) Perspectives magazine reader’s poll.
The company’s work was also recognized …

Medical Marketing and Media - Schering readies Clarinex launch

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Newswire as we go to press
> A heavy DTC promotion program is expected to highlight the Schering-Plough effort to switch Claritin users to Clarinex before Claritin loses patent protection in December 2002 and generic versions are marketed. The drug was cleared for marketing by the FDA on December 21, 2001.

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Medical Marketing and Media - Clarinex approval sets FDA precedent

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Mo. The FDA’s approval of Schering’s Clarinex (desloratadine) on December 21 for “the relief of the nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients 12 years of age and older” broke an internal policy precedent by being based not on an FDA preapproval inspection of the plant that will make the drug, but on an audit of that plant done for Schering by an outside consultant. The facility, in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, was audited by Lachman Consultant Service…

Chain Drug Review - Clarinex-D is cleared for treatment of allergies.(Rxs)(Brief Article)

Wednesday, October 8th, 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 …

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Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - Clarinex syrup approved for children

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

The FDA has approved Clarinex syrup for the relief of seasonal outdoor allergy symptoms in children aged 2 and older as well as relief of indoor allergies and urticaria in infants aged six months and older. This is the only non-sedating prescription antihistamine syrup on the market for use in infants and young childre…