FDA APPROVED THE GENERIC DOXIL IN REPONSE TO SHORTAGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON ONCOLOGY PRACTICES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
The Generic version is manufactured by SUN PHARMA GLOBAL FZE.
Shortage was first believed to be a commercial ploy to increase the price until it became real. This approval will limit chances of new shortage and will help patients with Myeloma, Kaposi sarcoma and Ovarian Cancers who need this medication the most.
A blog about research, awareness, prevention, treatment and survivorship of Breast Cancer and all cancers, including targeted scientific research and a grassroots approach to increase screening for cancer, especially in the low income and under-insured population of El Paso, Texas, with a view to expand this new health care model to many other 'minority' populations across the United States and beyond
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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