Axcan Helicide “not approvable”
Executive Summary
Axcan's Helicobacter pylori treatment Helicide (subcitrate/metronidazole/tetracycline) is deemed "not approvable" by FDA, company says Aug. 13. FDA's decision is based on a change in manufacturing sites by one of its European raw material suppliers for the drug, Axcan says; FDA will inspect the new facility after Axcan submits its response to FDA, expected by Oct. 30. The company still plans to launch the product by early 2004...
Axcan's Helicobacter pylori treatment Helicide (subcitrate/metronidazole/tetracycline) is deemed "not approvable" by FDA, company says Aug. 13. FDA's decision is based on a change in manufacturing sites by one of its European raw material suppliers for the drug, Axcan says; FDA will inspect the new facility after Axcan submits its response to FDA, expected by Oct. 30. The company still plans to launch the product by early 2004.... |