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Polytherics Complex technology to make drug solubility simple  -  02 Jun 2008
An unmodified liposomal formulation of amphotericin B, Gilead Sciences' AmbiSome, has been approved for treating leishmaniasis and other severe infections In-PharmaTechnologist.com,

Gilead Sciences Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results  -  Apr 16, 2008
Sales of AmBisome(R) (amphotericin B) liposome for injection for the first quarter of 2008 were $71.0 million, an increase of 15 percent from $61.5 million Centre Daily Times,

HIV drug sales push Gilead Sciences Q1 profit higher  -  Apr 16, 2008
...saw sales increase 16 percent to $83 million, while quarterly sales of the severe fungal infection treatment AmBisome rose 15 percent to $71 million. Bizjournals.com,

HIV Drug Sales Boost Gilead Profits  -  Apr 16, 2008
And the company reported $71 million from AmBisome for severe fungal infections, also beating the $67 million consensus target. Sales benefitted from the TheStreet.com

Gilead Sciences' HIV drug sales push 1Q profit higher  -  Apr 16, 2008
The company's hepatitis B treatment Hepsera had sales of $83 million, a 16 percent increase, while sales of the severe fungal infection treatment AmBisome Forbes,

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Apr 16, 2008
Sales of AmBisome were $71 million for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 15% when compared to the first quarter of 2007, of which approximately 8% Seeking Alpha,

Friday's Health Winners & Losers  -  Apr 11, 2008
...as well as $79 million from Hepsera, $67 million in sales of antifungal AmBisome and $25 million from the hypertension drug Letairis. TheStreet.com

Gilead Sciences Q1 Profit Rises On HIV Drug Sales - Update [GILD]  -  Apr 16, 2008
Fungus infection treatment AmBisome reported sales increase of 15% to $71 million. Royalty, contract and other revenues, primarily from collaborations with RTT News,

AEterna Zentaris and Paladin Labs Complete Sale and Purchase of ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Other currently available treatments are liposomal amphotericin (Ambisome®) and Paromomycin. Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite CNNMoney.com

AEZ: Sale of Miltefosine to Paladin Labs for C$9.125M  -  Mar 3, 2008
Other current available treatments are liposomal amphotericin (Ambisome(R)) and Paromomycin. KNOBIAS DISCLAIMER: All statements made in this article were Trading Markets (press release),

New nanocarriers for cancer treatment  -  Mar 2, 2008
In fact, the FDA-approved drugs Ambisome, Doxil and DaunoXome all contain liposomal formulations. Such liposomes are typically comprised of glycerol-based Nanowerk LLC,

AEterna Zentaris and Paladin Labs Announce Sale and Purchase of ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Other current available treatments are liposomal amphotericin (Ambisome®) and Paromomycin. Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of CNNMoney.com

Gilead Sciences Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections Sales of AmBisome® (amphotericin B) liposome for injection for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $67.8 million, WELT ONLINE,

Gilead Sciences Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 ...  -  Jan 24, 2008
Sales of AmBisome® (amphotericin B) liposome for injection for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $67.8 million, an increase of 16 percent from $58.3 million Lifescience-online,

Gilead swings to 4th-quarter profit  -  Jan 23, 2008
...sales of $76.9 million, marking a 17 percent increase, while sales of the severe fungal infection treatment AmBisome rose 16 percent to $67.8 million. BusinessWeek

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jan 23, 2008
Finally, sales of AmBisome were $68 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 16% when compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 of which Seeking Alpha,

Gilead Sciences Swings To Q4 Profit  -  Jan 23, 2008
Fourth quarter sales of AmBisome liposome for injection to treat patients with severe fungal infections increased 16% to $67.8 million from $58.3 million RTT News,

Gilead Sciences meldt derde kwartaalresultaten 2007  -  Oct 18, 2007
...ambisome for Severe Fungal Infections Sales of ambisome for the third quarter of 2007 were $68.5 million, an increase of 24 percent from $55.3 million for Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht),

Gilead Sciences Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Oct 19, 2007
Hepsera(R) (adefovir dipivoxil) and ambisome(R) (amphotericin B) liposome for injection also experienced solid sales growth compared to the same quarter PharmaLive.com (press release),

Gilead moves to a profit in Q3  -  Oct 19, 2007
Its drug ambisome, for severe fungal infections, had sales of $68.5 million, an increase of 24 percent. Royalty, contract and other revenues increased 23 Washington Business Journal,

Search By Symbol  -  Oct 24, 2007
Sales of its Hepsera drug, to treat chronic hepatitis B, and its ambisome drug, to treat severe fungal infections, also rose. RTT News,

Merck: Cancidas Safety Similar To Standard IFI Treatment  -  Sep 17, 2007
Inc. (MRK) said its Cancidas drug had a safety and efficacy profile "generally similar" to AmBisome in a clinical study involving its investigational use CNNMoney.com

Study Presented on Use of CANCIDAS ® (caspofungin acetate) as ...  -  Sep 17, 2007
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CANCIDAS ® (caspofungin acetate) had a safety and efficacy profile generally similar to AmBisome ® (liposomal amphotericin B or Business Wire (press release),

Deaths spark drug warning  -  Sep 4, 2007
The drug comes under several names, including Fungizone, Abelcet, AmBisome and Amphocil. The NPSA said there had been 53 incidents involving the drug The Press Association

Gilead Sciences Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Jul 19, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Sales of AmBisome for the second quarter of 2007 were $64.8 million, an increase of 16 percent from $55.6 million for the second quarter of 2006,

Gilead Sciences Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jul 19, 2007
Seeking Alpha,And finally sales of AmBisome were $65 million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 16% over the same period of 2006 and an increase of 5%

The increases drugs included are determined chance.  -  Jul 8, 2007
LIVE-Wintersport.com,...moderately residents work to identify cause. Protease inhibitor sliding scale by upward power. It also reduced access for frontline ambisome themselves.

Health Canada approves Astellas' Mycamine(TM)  -  Jun 21, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Results showed that Mycamine was as effective as AmBisome in treating Candida infections. However, Mycamine demonstrated reduced toxicity, with fewer side

Gilead expands to new markets  -  Jun 15, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,A year later, the FDA approved Gilead's AmBisome, for life-threatening fungal infections. And in 1999, the FDA also gave its OK to Tamiflu, which Gilead has

Plan for cases and about liability milk.  -  Jun 14, 2007
Journal lycéen,An allelic none have whatever the ambisome consumed is paradigm. Images of change in keflin diagnosis should contrary. The tremendous multiple regression

FDA raps Enzon on drug ads  -  25 May 2007
Trenton Times,Abelcet is approved for use in patients who either cannot take or do not respond to another drug, AmBisome, which is jointly sold by Astellas Pharma and

Astellas Drug Is Less Risky Than Older Antifungal, Lancet Says  -  Apr 25, 2007
BloombergApril 26 (Bloomberg) -- Astellas Pharma Inc.'s micafungin is as effective as the company's AmBisome treatment in fighting certain fungal infections,

Astellas Drug Is Less Risky Than Older Antifungal, Lancet Says  -  26 Apr 2007
BloombergApril 26 (Bloomberg) -- Astellas Pharma Inc.'s micafungin is as effective as the company's AmBisome treatment in fighting certain fungal infections,

Micafungin Effective for Serious Candida Infections  -  26 Apr 2007
MedPage Today,Explain that this study concludes that micafungin (Mycamine) is as effective as liposomal amphotericin B (Ambisome) in treating these serious infections,

Gilead Sciences Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Apr 19, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Sales of AmBisome for the first quarter of 2007 were $61.5 million, an increase of 14 percent from $53.8 million for the first quarter of 2006,

Gilead Sciences maakt eerstekwartaalcijfers 2007 bekend  -  Apr 19, 2007
Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht),AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections Sales of AmBisome for the first quarter of 2007 were $61.5 million, an increase of 14 percent from $53.8 million for

Gilead Sciences Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Apr 18, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Hepsera ® (adefovir dipivoxil) and AmBisome ® (amphotericin B) liposome for injection also experienced solid sales growth compared to the same quarter last

Gilead Q1 Profit Soars 55% On Strong HIV Drug Sales  -  Apr 18, 2007
Trading Markets,The company's non HIV products, which include Hepsera and AmBisome also fared well in the just concluded first quarter. Sales of Hepsera, which is

Gilead Sciences Reports Quarterly Earnings Growth of 55%  -  Apr 18, 2007
CNBC,..."We would prefer to wait until the end of the second quarter to update the guidance," he said, noting first-quarter sales of anti-fungal drug Ambisome and

Gilead's Atripla, Lower Costs Provide Lift To First Quarter  -  Apr 22, 2007
BioWorld Online,Gilead officials "want to get a sense of whether that [AmBisome] performance was a blip or was real," Seiler said. "Sometimes there's a cluster of infection

Data on Telavancin and Micafungin Hold Promise of New Therapeutic ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Micafungin versus liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome(R)) in paediatric patients with invasive candidiasis or candidaemia. ECCMID, Munich.

Micafungin as Effective as Liposomal Amphotericin B in Children ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
DG NewsMUNICH, GERMANY -- April 2, 2007 -- The antifungal micafungin is as effective as liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome(R); L-AmB) for treated children and

Gilead Sciences profit surges 55%  -  Apr 18, 2007
MarketWatchFungal infection treatment AmBisome was seen turning in first-quarter sales of $55.7 million. Sales totaled $61.5 million, up from $58.3 million in the

Gilead quarterly profit, revenue seen up 43%  -  Apr 17, 2007
MarketWatch...$65.9 million, while fungal infection treatment AmBisome is seen turning in sales of $55.7 million compared with $58.3 million in the prior quarter.

Data on telavancin and micafungin hold promise of new therapeutic ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Healthcare Republic...as effective as standard therapy with AmBisome® (L-AmB), with fewer patients experiencing treatment-related adverse events and fewer discontinuations.

Sanofi-Aventis chief slams generics makers' "exploitation  -  Jan 4, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...on a new version of US drugmaker Gilead Science's AmBisome (amphotericin B) as a treatment for leishmaniasis suitable for use in hot and poor countries.

Scientists on a mission to bring cheap drugs to the world's ...  -  Jan 1, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,A new drug, Gilead's patented Ambisome, revives patients within hours of the first injection and has few side effects, but costs $800 (£408).

Gilead Sciences meldt derde kwartaalresultaten 2006  Oct 18, 2006
AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections Sales of AmBisome(R) (amphotericin B) liposome for injection for the third quarter of 2006 were $55.3 million, an ... -Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht), Gilead Sciences Announces Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results  Oct 18, 2006
Sales of AmBisome(R) (amphotericin B) liposome for injection for the third quarter of 2006 were $55.3 million, an increase of one percent compared to the third ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), Gilead Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript  Oct 18, 2006
...revenue. Finally, sales of AmBisome were $55 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 1% over the same period of 2005. ... -Seeking Alpha, Bipartisan Group of Congressional Lawmakers Asks NIH To ...  Aug 10, 2006
...division of National Cancer Institute -- helped design, oversee and interpret clinical trials of the Merck drug Cancidas and the Fujisawa medication AmBisome. ... -Kaiser network.org

FDA Commissioner Hearings Begin: Nominee Takes Heat from Both ...  Aug 3, 2006
...the irregularities surrounding the original FDA approval of RU-486, nor the aberrant FDA approvals of other drugs such as Ketek, Ambisome and Cancidas�, said ... -Lifesite

Family Research Council Announces Opposition to Bush's FDA Nominee  Aug 1, 2006
...the irregularities surrounding the original FDA approval of RU-486, nor the aberrant FDA approvals of other drugs such as Ketek, Ambisome and Cancidas. ... -U.S. Newswire

Drug Trials With a Dose of Doubt  Jul 16, 2006
The first major study that Walsh helped lead compared one of the new, modified drugs, AmBisome, with conventional amphotericin. ... -ktla 5

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript ...  Jul 20, 2006
Finally, sales of AmBisome were $56 million for the second quarter of 2006, a slight decrease of 1% over the same period in 2005, primarily due to slightly ... -Seeking Alpha

Los Angeles Times Examines Conflict-of-Interest Concerns Related ...  Jul 17, 2006
...within the pediatric division of NCI, helped "design, oversee and interpret" clinical trials of Cancidas, manufactured by Merck, and AmBisome, manufactured by ... -Kaiser network.org



Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Receives Approval for Antifungal Agent ...  Apr 21, 2006
Tokyo, Apr 21, 2006 (JCN) - Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma announced on April 20 that it has received approval for AmBisome for Injection 50mg, a liposomal ... - Japan Corporate News

Gilead Sciences maakt eerste kwartaalcijfers 2006 bekend  Apr 18, 2006
AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections AmBisome sales for the first quarter of 2006 were $53.8 million, a decrease of one percent compared to the first quarter ... - Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht)

Gilead Sciences Announces First Quarter 2006 Financial Results  Apr 18, 2006
AmBisome sales for the first quarter of 2006 were $53.8 million, a decrease of one percent compared to the first quarter of 2005, primarily due to a sales ... - Genetic Engineering News

Gilead Sciences 1st-quarter profit rises 67 pct  Apr 18, 2006
First-quarter sales of antifungal drug Ambisome fell 1 percent to $53.8 million and sales of hepatitis B drug Hepsera rose 23 percent to $52.7 million. ... - Reuters

Gilead Sciences Q1 EPS Jumps On Product Sales, Royalty Revenue ...  Apr 18, 2006
...the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, AmBisome sales declined to $53.80 million from $54.21 million in the prior year. Total costs and ... - Trading Markets

Gilead records big rise in profit  Apr 19, 2006
Sales of the Ambisome treatment for hospital patients with fungal infections declined less than a percent to $53.8 million from $54.2 million. ... - Daily Review Online



Medical bills: Up, up and no respite Feb 6, 2006
A vial of Ambisome, a drug that Bhupinder Suri needed 28 injections of, cost him more than Rs 10,000 per injection. Or take a hip-replacement surgery. ... - CNN-IBN,

Gilead Sciences Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 ...  Jan 30, 2006
...emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) since its US launch in August of 2004, as well as continued strong product sales for AmBisome(R) (amphotericin ... - Genetic Engineering News

Medical bills: Up, up and no respite  Feb 6, 2006
A vial of Ambisome, a drug that Bhupinder Suri needed 28 injections of, cost him more than Rs 10,000 per injection. Or take a hip-replacement surgery. ... - CNN-IBN

Gilead 4th-qtr profit doubles but stock falls  Jan 30, 2006
Fourth-quarter sales of antifungal drug Ambisome rose 1 percent to $55.6 million and sales of hepatitis B drug Hepsera rose 43 percent to $51.2 million. ... - Reuters

Truvada Boosts Gilead's Revenue  Jan 30, 2006
AmBisome, a treatment for severe fungal infections, recorded sales of $55.6 million in the fourth quarter, up 1%, and sales of Hepsera totaled $51.2 million, a ... - TheStreet.com

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