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Biotech / Medical : QLT PhotoTherapeutics (QLTI)

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To: Ian@SI who wrote (1280)10/16/2003 1:42:00 AM
From: Sultan   of 1321
 
Visudyne(TM) approved in Japan for treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Thursday October 16, 1:30 am ET

VANCOUVER, CANADA and BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Oct. 15 /CNW/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI - News; TSX: QLT - News) and Novartis Ophthalmics, the eye health unit of Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS - News) announced today that health authorities in Japan have approved Visudyne(R) (verteporfin) for the treatment of the "wet" form of age- related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over age 50.

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