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• FDA's Reviews of Prilosec and Nexium: No Heart Attack Risk Increase

  Published: December 10, 2007, 9:16 pm

  Tags: Health, Fda, Heart Attack Risk, Nexium, Prescription Drugs, Prilosec

  On May 29, 2007 AstraZeneca, the maker of Prilosec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole), sent FDA data from two long-term studies in patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that were being treated with either Prilosec or Nexium.

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• Wyeth Pushing Pristiq Hard

  Published: April 22, 2008, 1:51 pm

  Tags: Medicine Medication, American Home Products, Antidepressant, Astrazeneca, Cnn Money, Cost, Desvenlafaxine, Discount, Drug, Drugs, Effexor, Effexor Xr, Eli Lilly, Fluoxetine, Heartburn Drug, Insurance, Insurance Companies, Medication, Meds, Patients, Pfizer, Prilosec, Pristiq

  compete with AstraZeneca's Prilosec. The drug generated $1.9 billion in profits for Wyeth last year. CNN Money reports that Teva Pharmaceuticals and Sun Pharmaceuticals began selling the generic version of the drug and handily cut into Wyeth's profits: the company reported a 4.6% decline in profit and a 66% drop in sales for the drug for the

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