Prevnar

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Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2008 Second Quarter and ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
PREVNAR(R), Wyeth's vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease in both infants and young children, is the world's best selling pediatric vaccine. FOXBusiness

High Growth Reported for the Commercial and Pipeline Insight ...  -  Aug 5, 2008
Following the great success of Wyeth's heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar in the infant sector, Datamonitor believes that Prevnar 13 could achieve MarketWatch

Healthy Families Healthy Homes  -  Aug 5, 2008
They have names like D-TAP, Rototech and Prevnar, they are not high tech, but they could help save your life. Starting at the young age of two months KFYR-TV,

James Kelly - Goldman Sachs  -  Jul 23, 2008
These innovations include PREVNAR 13 in infants and adults and our market expansion efforts with RELISTOR. Our pipeline of innovative therapies includes Seeking Alpha,

Wyeth Revenues Rise With Exchange Rates in First Half  -  Aug 1, 2008
Sales of Prevnar (pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine [diphtheria CRM197 protein]), a pediatric vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease, FDA news (subscription),

Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2008 Second Quarter and ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
PREVNAR(R), Wyeth's vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease in both infants and young children, is the world's best selling pediatric vaccine. PR Newswire (press release),

Sanofi To Buy Acambis  -  Aug 1, 2008
...s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil and Wyeth's pneumonia vaccine Prevnar. Further, she notes, vaccines typically don't face patent challenges and thus Chemical & Engineering News

Wyeth's Q2 income down  -  Jul 25, 2008
The increase in worldwide pharmaceuticals net revenue was primarily due to higher sales of Effexor, Enbrel, Prevnar, Nutrition products and Zosyn, Pharmaceutical Business Review

Wyeth's Q2 income down  -  Jul 24, 2008
The increase in worldwide pharmaceuticals net revenue was primarily due to higher sales of Effexor, Enbrel, Prevnar, Nutrition products and Zosyn, Trading Markets (press release),

Health officials: Preschoolers will need two more vaccinations  -  Jul 22, 2008
One of the new requirements is pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, commonly known as Prevnar. This vaccine series is started during the first year of life and Madison Eagle,

HIV trial scrapped; FDA: Gardasil safe and effective;  -  Jul 24, 2008
...confirmed that the drug is safe and effective. Report An increase of nine percent in Prevnar sales helped Wyeth boost its quarterly revenue figures. Story. FierceBioResearcher,

Wyeth’s Rockland facility earns OSHA award  -  Jul 22, 2008
Wyeth manufactures Prevnar infant pneumococcal vaccine, Mylotarg, which is used to treat bone marrow cancer, and Centrum vitamins. Mid-Hudson News,

Pharmas cutting sales forces; Ranbaxy accused of distributing weak ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
...working to develop a low-cost, next-gen pneumococcus vaccine that works against a wider range of pneumococcus bacteria than industry standard Prevnar. FierceHealthcare,

Generic Heartburn at Wyeth  -  Jul 25, 2008
Prevnar, its vaccine against pneumococcal bacteria -- which can cause, among other things, meningitis -- also saw a decent 9% year-over-year gain. Motley Fool

UPDATE: Pfizer 2Q Net More Than Doubles, Wyeth's Down 6%  -  Jul 23, 2008
The Prevnar pneumococcal vaccine posted sales growth of 9% to $ 691 million . Sales of the anti-inflammatory medication Enbrel outside the US and Canada CNNMoney.com

Preparing Your Child for School with Required Immunizations  -  Jul 29, 2008
Prevnar is a vaccine that can help prevent infections by pneumococcal bacteria, a common cause of blood infections, meningitis and ear infections in HealthNews,

City/area digest  -  Jul 27, 2008
Children in need of Polio, DtaP, MMR, Hib, HepB, HepA, Rotavirus, Varicella, Influenza, and Prevnar are welcome. Other immunizations and boosters are also Columbus Telegram,

Earnings roundup: BMS to cut $1B more  -  Jul 24, 2008
The company's lead product, the antidepressant Effexor, grew sales by 5 percent, and its pneumonia vaccine Prevnar boosted revenues by 9 percent. FiercePharma,

Start of school just got pricier  -  Jul 18, 2008
For example, some insurance companies reimburse patients only $61 for the Prevnar vaccine, which costs $80, she said. If some insurers treated the Las Vegas Sun,

Wyeth may be dead money after Alzheimer's setback  -  Jul 30, 2008
The New Jersey-based company is relying on sales of its Prevnar vaccine to prevent pneumococcal bacteria in children and Enbrel drug for rheumatoid guardian.co.uk,

Wyeth verhoogt winstverwachting voor 2008; winst KW2 -6,4%  -  Jul 23, 2008
De omzet steeg daarbij met 5%, naar $5,95 mrd van $5,6 mrd en werd gedreven door de kernproducten Enrel, Prevnar en voedingsproducten. Financieele Dagblad,

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Ganancias Wyeth superan expectativas en 2do trim  -  Jul 23, 2008
Las ventas de la vacuna para prevenir infecciones por neumococo Prevnar se incrementaron un 9 por ciento, a 691 millones de dólares. Reuters América Latina,

Wyeth verhoogt winstverwachting  -  Jul 24, 2008
De omzet steeg door de verkoop van de kernproducten Enbrel, Prevnar en voedingsproducten. De verkoop van het belangrijkste medicijn van Wyeth, Effexor, apothekersnieuws.nl,

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Wyeth: average (Caris & Company, Inc. )  -  Jul 24, 2008
Der Gesamtumsatz habe sich auf 4,9 Mrd. USD belaufen, hierbei seien insbesondere eine starke Umsatzentwicklung bei "Enbrel" und "Prevnar" sowie positive FinanzNachrichten.de,

UPDATE: Pfizer mit mehr, Wyeth mit weniger Nettogewinn 2Q  -  Jul 23, 2008
Mit dem Umsatzrenner, dem Antidepressivum Effexor setzte Wyeth 1,02 Mrd USD um. ein Plus von 5%. Der Umsatz mit dem Impfstoff Prevnar stieg um 9% auf 691 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,

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Health department to hold immunization clinics  -  02 Jun 2008
Immunizations available are DTAP, HIB, Polio, MMR, chicken pox, Rotateq, Prevnar, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, TDAP, Meningococcal, HPV, flu and pneumonia. Wilmington News Journal, OH,

UPDATE 1-US delays OK to broaden use of Wyeth antibiotic  -  May 29, 2008
Meanwhile, Wyeth said the FDA is giving "fast track" status to the company's new form of its blockbuster Prevnar vaccine for preventing childhood infections Reuters

Wyeth Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for its 13-valent ...  -  May 29, 2008
..."While the incidence of pneumococcal disease has been substantially reduced since our introduction of PREVNAR in the United States, pneumococcal disease news aktuell (Pressemitteilung),

Two more vaccines for SA children  -  May 21, 2008
Rotarix is used against rotavirus diarrhoea and Prevnar is used against pneumoccocal disease. The Savic official said both vaccinations would help children Independent Online,

SA seeks to prevent child pneumonia  -  May 20, 2008
Tshabalala, who was speaking at the 61st World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, said the two new vaccines - Rotarix and Prevnar - would be introduced Independent Online,

Wyeth vaccine fast-tracked by FDA  -  May 30, 2008
..."While the incidence of pneumococcal disease has been substantially reduced since our introduction of PREVNAR in the United States, pneumococcal disease Hays Pharma,

South Africa: Additional Vacines to Reduce Pneumonia, Diarrhoea  -  May 21, 2008
South Africa is making arrangements to introduce in the public health sector two additional vaccines, Rotarix and Prevnar, which we expect will have a AllAfrica.com,

Life-threatening Pneumonia Caused by Pneumonia Vaccine  -  May 14, 2008
...(NaturalNews) Prevnar, an anti-pneumonia vaccination given in the United Kingdom, likely causes a significantly worse form of pneumonia to develop. Natural News.com,

Updated Recommendation From the Advisory Committee on Immunization ...  -  May 6, 2008
In February 2000, PCV7, marketed as Prevnar® and manufactured by Wyeth Vaccines (Collegeville, Pennsylvania), was approved by the Food and Drug Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Vaccines ‘An amazing gift to our society’  -  May 16, 2008
Prevnar (PCV 7) covers the seven most virulent strains in one. (Since this has been given to children, there have been fewer ear infections due to New Jersey Jewish Standard,

The Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2008 is out Now  -  May 13, 2008
Q208 Limits Of Potential Returns Risks To Realisation Of Returns Japan - Market Summa Regulatory Regime Case Study: Wyeth's Prevnar and Japanese Drug PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),

Generic Protonix weighs on Wyeth earnings  -  Apr 22, 2008
Wyeth's second best-selling product, the pediatric vaccine Prevnar, saw sales grow 14% to $706 million. In a recent note, analysts at Deutsche Bank MarketWatch

Be a meningitis hero for your child  -  Apr 21, 2008
Before the launch of Prevnar, the pneumococcal disease vaccine, in 2002, it was estimated that there were about 65 cases of pneumococcal meningitis in Canada NewsWire (press release),

Immunization clinic schedule  -  Apr 21, 2008
Immunizations available are DTap, HIB, polio, MMR, chicken pox, Rotateq, Prevnar, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, TDap, meningococcal, HPV, flu and pneumonia. Wilmington News Journal, OH,

Court rejects whistleblower case against Wyeth  -  Mar 25, 2008
Under the agreement, Wyeth had to review quality control programs at all its manufacturing sites, including its Sanford facility, which made the Prevnar MarketWatch

Slumping Drug Stocks Get Some Adrenaline  -  Apr 7, 2008
...for growth of its vaccine business, which includes pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar, in a recent interview with the Pink Sheet, Merrill Lynch noted today. Wall Street Journal Blogs,

Park County reports third meningitis case  -  Mar 25, 2008
Jamieson says such infections are typically prevented by a childhood vaccine called Prevnar. Health officials are investigating the child's immunization LocalNews8.com,

FDA Nod For Glaxo Shifts Playing Field In Rotavirus Market  -  Apr 18, 2008
In contrast, the biggest vaccine, Wyeth's ( WYE ) Prevnar for meningitis in infants, recorded $2.4 billion in sales. Vaccines still provide strong profits CNNMoney.com

Wyeth Cutting 1200 US Sales Jobs  -  Mar 28, 2008
Wyeth makes the blockbuster children's vaccine Prevnar and the world's top-selling antidepressant, Effexor, along with Advil pain reliever, Centrum vitamins The Associated Press

Wyeth Redesigns and Reevaluates  -  Mar 28, 2008
Effexor, Wyeth's anti-depressant brought in $968.2 million for the quarter, while its blockbuster children's vaccine, Prevnar earned $555.7 million. Forbes,

Local pediatrician celebrates 30 years  -  Apr 12, 2008
Although she never lost a patient to the disease, she's grateful for the Hib and Prevnar vaccines that have made the possibility of brain damage, Santa Cruz Sentinel,

Burning Questions: Fighting a silent killer -- pneumonia  -  Apr 10, 2008
A. Prevnar, a vaccine for infants that protects against seven strains of the pneumococcal bacteria, earns Wyeth Pharmaceuticals about $2 billion a year for The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,

Vaccination choice legislation urged  -  Apr 10, 2008
The new mandates require the flu vaccine be administered annually for children 6 to 59 months; one pneumococcal (Prevnar) series (three doses) for ages 2 to Progress,

Much talk about inoculation  -  Apr 10, 2008
She was inoculated with Prevnar to ward off pneumococcal bacteria and now has immunity against haemophilus influenza, the measles, mumps and German measles. Regina Leader-Post,

Guidelines Revised on Use of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine in Children  -  Apr 4, 2008
..."In February 2000, PCV7, marketed as Prevnar and manufactured by Wyeth Vaccines (Collegeville, Pennsylvania), was approved by the Food and Drug Medscape (subscription)

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