Lederle
Executive Summary
Launching Zosyn combination I.V. antibiotic with an average wholesale price of $95.75 for a 2.25 gram single-dose vial; $144 for 3.375 g; and $192 for 4.5 g. The "usual total daily dose" is 3.375 g every six hours ("The Pink Sheet" Nov. 1, T&G-4). Lederle and MedImmune sign definitive cross-marketing agreement to copromote Zosyn and MedImmune's RespiGam (formerly Respivir), the firms announce Nov. 9. The agreement also covers codevelopment and promotion of two other potential respiratory syncytial virus products: a MAb from MedImmune and a Lederle vaccine ("The Pink Sheet" July 19, T&G-11).