Latest BPH Stories

-- New product, now available in pharmacies, will provide rapid symptom relief for number one reason men visit a urologist -- CORONA, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that RAPAFLO(TM) (silodosin), the company's new, uniquely selective alpha blocker for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is available for patients by prescription....

Supporting men's health awareness by exploring solutions to the most common health problem for men over the age of 60 ROSEMEAD, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The causes and treatments of enlarged prostate will be the focus of a free community seminar on April 2, 2009 at 6:30pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Rosemead. Also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), this non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate affects more than half of all men over the age of 60 and more than 26 million...

Supporting men's health awareness by exploring solutions to the most common health problem for men over the age of 60 NEENAH, Wis., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The causes and treatments of enlarged prostate will be the focus of a free community seminar on April 2, 2009 at 6:30pm at the Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. Also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), this non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate affects more than half of all men over the age of 60 and more than 26...

SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - VA106483 Completes Phase IIa Trial and VA111913 Completes Phase I Dosing Vantia Therapeutics, a company focusing on first-in-class therapies for unmet medical needs, announces further clinical trial progress with its two lead development compounds, VA106483 for nocturia associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and VA111913 for dysmenorrhoea. The Phase IIa trial of VA106483 has completed, while dosing is complete in the...

All amounts are in U.S. dollars QUEBEC CITY, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZ) ("the Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrinology and oncology, today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2008. 2008 Highlights - February - First patients treated with AEZS-108 for a Phase 2 trial in advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers. -...

Development and Commercialization for Cetrorelix Pamoate in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis U.S. announced today the signing of an agreement with AEterna Zentaris GmbH for the development, registration and marketing of cetrorelix pamoate, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist, for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), in the U.S. Cetrorelix pamoate, a long-acting intramuscular injection,...

All amounts are in US dollars QUEBEC CITY, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS; TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today announced the signing of a development, commercialization and licensing agreement with sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN; NYSE: SNY) for the development, registration and marketing of cetrorelix in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for the U.S. market. Cetrorelix, a luteinizing...

QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS; TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today reported it has reached its goal of recruiting 500 patients for the safety study of the Phase 3 program in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with its flagship product candidate, cetrorelix, a novel investigational luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist. This safety trial, the third of three Phase 3...

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) is pleased to announce positive new results from the Company's most recent study of NX-1207, its drug in development for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 67 patients and controls in this multi-center U.S. study consisting of 92% of eligible patients were followed for an average of 59 weeks after a single administration of NX-1207. Of the patients given full dose NX-1207, 76.7% required no further treatment compared to 37.5% for...

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) is pleased to announce that data about the progress of Nymox's drug development for NX-1207, the Company's investigational drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), were presented this morning at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the American Urological Association being held in Monterey, CA. Barrett Cowan, MD, FACS, of Denver made the podium presentation. Dr. Cowan is an independent clinical investigator who has participated...