Abbott to market SmithKline Helicobacter pylori test:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Beckman Instruments' SmithKline Diagnostics subsidiary has given worldwide marketing rights to Abbott for its rapid, office-based H pylori test. To be marketed under the name FlexPack HP, the serum test involves a three-step procedure, providing results within five minutes. The test complements Abbott's peptic ulcer business, which includes the antibiotic, clarithromycin, which is pending US approval for use in treating H pylori infection.