Archive for October, 2008

Business Wire - Biovail’s Cardizem LA Obtains Favorable Formulary Coverage; Access to over 74 Million Managed Care Lives

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 7, 2003
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF) (TSX:BVF) announced today that it has achieved favorable formulary coverage for recently launched Cardizem(R) LA, a graded once-daily controlled release medication for t…

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - Drug Firms Settle Lawsuit on Cardizem Generic for $80 Million.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 19–Aventis Pharmaceuticals and Andrx Corp. have agreed to pay a combined $80 million to settle claims of conspiring to keep a generic form of Cardizem CD off the market.
The money is earmarked for consumers, state agencies and insuran…

Business Wire - Biovail Reports Positive Cardizem XL Clinical Results

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Business & Health/Medical Editors
TORONTO–(BW HealthWire)–July 24, 2001
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSE:BVF)
– Combination of unique Cardizem(r) XL delivery profile and nighttime dosing
demonstrates clinically significant improvement over placebo and morning dosing

– Innovative formulation addresses circadian variation in blood pressure with
optima…

U.S. Newswire - Deadline to File Claims in Cardizem(r) CD Settlement Extended to Nov. 15; Court Issues Final Approval Order Antitrust Case

Monday, October 20th, 2008

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ — The deadline to file claims
in the Cardizem(r) CD antitrust case has been extended through Nov.
15, 2003. Although tens of thousands of claims have already been
made, the deadline has been extended to give consumers more time to
act on their legal rights.

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Business Wire - Biovail Announces Settlement Agreement Related to Cardizem® LA

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

TORONTO — Biovail Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BVF) today announced that its subsidiary, Biovail Laboratories International SRL (BLS), has reached a settlement agreement with Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), with respect to patent litigation against Watso…

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) - Cardizem CD mails refunds to OK consumers who overpaid for heart

Monday, October 13th, 2008

More than $300,000 is in the mail to Oklahoma consumers who overpaid for a commonly prescribed heart medication, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said.
Checks were mailed last week to consumers who purchased Cardizem CD or …

Canadian Corporate News - Biovail’s Cardizem LA Obtains Favorable Formulary Coverage; Access to over 74 Million Managed Care Lives.

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 7, 2003 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX)
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF) (TSX:BVF) announced today that it has achieved favorable formulary coverage for recently launched Cardizem(R) LA, a graded once-daily controlled release medication for the treatment of hypertension. Biovail has signed agreements giving Cardizem(R) LA a favorable formulary position with a number of Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) providing prescr…

Business Wire - Biovail Receives Approvable Letter for Cardizem XL

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Business Editors, Health & Medical Writers
TORONTO–(BW HealthWire)–June 17, 2002
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSE:BVF) announced today that it has received an Approvable Letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Cardizem(R) XL (diltiazem HCL extended release tablets), a novel medication for the treatment of hypertension. The New Drug Application was submitted in August 2001. In the Cardizem(R)…

Business Wire - Study Shows Nighttime Dosing of Biovail’s Cardizem LA Lowers Blood Pressure and Other Risks More Than Nighttime Dosing of Altace

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 16, 2003
New Graded-Release Diltiazem Formulation Outperforms “ACE” from HOPE
Trial
In one of the first head-to-head trials to compare the advantages of two blood pressure treatments administered at night,…

Business Wire - FDA Approves Biovail’s Cardizem LA for Hypertension

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Business Editors, Health & Medical Writers
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 7, 2003
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSX:BVF)
– Cardizem(R) LA “graded release” provides 24-hour blood pressure control

– Convenience and flexibility of once-daily dosing

– Clinical trials indicate safety and tolerabi…