Johnson & Johnson could face delay in bringing Benecol products to market

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Johnson & Johnson is ready to test-market its cholesterol-lowering margarine in Portland, Oregon, by putting it on the shelves as a dietary supplement. The FDA, however, could seize the product from shelves or file a lawsuit against the company charging that the product is more than a dietary supplement, and falls into the category of food additive. If the company opts to file a special petition, then approval could take a very long time, perhaps years. J&J has several other products under review by the agency, one being a new treatment for MS.

Product information, Food Additives, All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Lipotropics & Cholesterol Reducers, Dietary supplements industry, Food additives industry, Johnson & Johnson, JNJ

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Medicine for flare-ups of cancer pain, Anesta's Actiq, is approved by the FDA

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Salt Lake City-based Anesta Corp. has obtained FDA approval for the cancer pain medication it calls Actiq. The product will be distributed by Abbott Labs beginning in March l999. Actiq is a lozenge on a stick that a cancer patient applies to the inner lining of the mouth to provide quick relief for "breakthrough pain" which can occur several times a day between doses of other medications. Anesta expects sales could reach $10 million to $15 million in sales the first year.

Marketing procedures, Oral Osmotic Drug Delivery Sys, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Marketing, Palliative care, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Oral osmotic drug delivery systems, Anesta Corp., NSTA

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