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Biotech / Medical : Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqNM:IDEV)

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To: Sidney Street who wrote (17)5/28/2004 1:45:41 PM
From: Greg Rich   of 78
 
UPDATE 1-FDA approves Indevus's overactive bladder drug
May 28, 2004 1:02:00 PM ET

(Updates with details)

NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IDEV) said on Friday that U.S. regulators approved its experimental drug for overactive bladder.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, Sanctura, which will be co-promoted by the Croatian drug maker Pliva through its specialty U.S. subsidiary Odyssey Pharmaceuticals Inc. The drug is expected to be launched during the third quarter.

The drug belongs to a class known as muscarinic receptor antagonists, which relax smooth muscle tissue in the bladder and reduce bladder contractions, the cause of overactive bladder. It will compete in a market estimated to be worth $1.1 billion in 2004.

The drug's main side effects are dry mouth and constipation. It is already marketed in Europe.

Lexington, Massachusetts-based Indevus's shares rose 48 cents, or 6 percent, to $8.90 in early afternoon trading on Nasdaq. REUTERS

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