Guidant Insignia Entra
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Single-sensor version of the Insignia Plus pacer line debuts in the U.S. Feb. 17. The device offers 110 seconds of dual-channel electrogram storage, the most currently available on the market, according to Guidant. Insignia was first approved in March 2002 and launched worldwide in June (1"The Gray Sheet" April 1, 2002, In Brief)...
You may also be interested in...
Guidant
Co-exclusive licensing agreement with Novartis Pharma AG will allow Guidant to use the investigational everolimus drug on coronary stents. Clinical trials evaluating a coronary stent with the compound, which is in the same family as Rapamycin (sirolimus), are slated to begin by year-end. Guidant previously disclosed it was working on an "unnamed compound" in addition to its paclitaxel program through an agreement with Cook (1"The Gray Sheet" March 11, 2002, p. 15). Separately, Guidant announces FDA market go-ahead for its Insignia next-generation pacemaker on March 26. FDA approval of the firm's Contak CD system for heart failure patients needing resynchronization therapy is expected "within the next several weeks," Guidant notes. FDA's Circulatory System Devices Panel recommended against approval in July 2001, but Guidant submitted additional data in February (2"The Gray Sheet" March 11, 2002, p. 3)...
Changes To EU Pharma Reform: More Questions Than Answers?
In the first of a series of articles on the future direction of the EU pharmaceutical reform proposals, the Pink Sheet looks at the new uncertainties created for the drug industry after the European Parliament voted through a series of amendments in the area of regulatory data protection.
Probiotics And Cold Remedies Boost Recordati In 2023
Italy's Recordati saw its OTC sales grow by 10% in 2023 driven by the recovery of the cough & cold market and a growing demand for probiotics.