Puracap Pharma`s Generic Ergocalciferol Receives Approval in US
(Reuters Health) - A large U.S. study designed to gauge the health benefits of vitamin D and fish oil supplements concludes that the omega-3 oil can dramatically reduce the odds of a heart attack while vitamin D’s benefits seem to come from lowering the risk of death from cancer.
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved an expanded indication for XGEVA® (denosumab) for the prevention of skeletal-related events in adults with advanced malignancies involving bone. The indication now covers patients with bone metastases from solid tumors and those with multiple myeloma. The approval is based on data from the Phase 3 '482 study, the largest international trial ever conducted for the prevention of skeletal-related events in multiple myeloma patients.