MMD’s Cardizem CD
Executive Summary
Gains FDA approval for treatment of angina, Marion Merrell Dow reports Oct. 15. Once-daily formulation of diltiazem was approved in December 1991 for hypertension. Supplement for the angina indication was filed in January 1992 and around that time company officials predicted Cardizem CD might have "eventual" sales potential of more than $400 mil. ("The Pink Sheet" Jan. 13, p. 7). Sales for the Cardizem line topped $900 mil. in 1991.
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