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News Briefs: Week of March 8-12
This roundup includes the following news briefs: FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.plans to begin marketing the heartburn drug dexlansoprazole under the new brand name Dexilant, beginning in late April.
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Heartburn drug gets new name to avoid confusion
The FDA announced that the heartburn drug Kapidex will be marketed under the nam Heartburn drug gets new name to avoid confusion.
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Name Change Approved for Heartburn Drug
The FDA has approved a name change for Takeda Pharmaceuticals heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to Dexilant to avoid confusion with 2 other similar-sounding medications, Casodex (bicalutamide) and Kadian (morphine sulfate), t Name Change Approved...
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Takeda Pharma to market Kapidex in US under new product name as Dexilant
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc announced that Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) will be marketed in the United States under the new product trade name Dexilant (dexlansoprazole).The product is indicated for heartburn associated with symptomatic non...
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FDA Approves Name Change For Heartburn Drug Kapidex
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications - Casodex and Kadian. Effective in late April 2010, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America...
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FDA says Takeda has agreed to rename Kapidex to avoid confusion with other drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators said Thursday that Takeda Pharmaceuticals will change the name of a heartburn drug that has repeatedly been confused by pharmacists with drugs meant to treat cancer and other ailments.The Food and Drug Administration...
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Medical News: FDA Approves Name Change For Heartburn Drug Kapidex
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications - Casodex and Kadian. Effective in late April 2010, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America...
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Heartburn Drug Kapidex Renamed to Dexilant
THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) has been given the new name Dexilant -- so approved by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration -- to avoid confusion with other drugs that have similar names. There is no problem with ...
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Antacid Meds Confused with Cancer Drug
A popular antacid medication has been renamed at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, because its original 'Kapidex' title was being confused with the prostate cancer drug 'Casodex.' The move is the beginning of a crack down on a long list of...
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FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications th Casodex and Kadian. Effective in late April 2010, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America...
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Kapidex drug to be marketed under new name Dexilant: FDA approves name change
Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications Casodex and Kadian.
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3/4/10 - Food and Drug Administration Documents and Publications
FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid...
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FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
FDA NEWS RELEASE Media Inquiries: Elaine Gansz Bobo, 301-796-7567; elaine.bobo@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change...
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FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors SILVER SPRING, Md., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid...
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FDA OKs Name Change For Drug Kapidex
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration says it's approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex to avoid confusion with two other medications. The FDA said the name change, effective late next month, will avoid confusion with the drugs Casodex ...
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FDA OKs Name Change For Drug Kapidex
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration says it's approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex to avoid confusion with two other medications. The FDA said the name change, effective late next month, will avoid confusion with the drugs Casodex ...
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Heartburn Drug Kapidex Renamed to Dexilant
THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) has been given the new name Dexilant -- so approved by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration -- to avoid confusion with other drugs that have similar names. There is no problem with ...
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Takeda changes name of heartburn drug Kapidex to Dexilant
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America will begin marketing heartburn drug Kapidex Takeda changes name of heartburn drug Kapidex to Dexilant.
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FDA Approves Changing Name of Kapidex to Dexilant
Reader Remarks are intended to encourage lively discussion of clinical topics with your peers in the medical community.Please consider this when composing your remark. Fields marked with an * are required. FDA Approves Changing Name of Kapidex to...
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FDA Okays New GERD Drug Name
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved a name change for the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment dexlansoprazole (Kapidex) because of marketplace confusion over its trade name and the names of very different drugs.The proton pump inhibitor ...
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Takedas Kapidex Name to Change to Cut Medication Errors
ePublishing :: CMS, Hosting & Web Development | Copyright by FDAnews All right Takedas Kapidex Name to Change to Cut Medication Errors.
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Name Change Approved for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
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Name Change Approved for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
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Name Change Approved for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
_ Name Change Approved for Heartburn Drug Kapidex.
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3/4/10 - FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex
Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors SILVER SPRING, Md., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) to avoid...
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