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-- Power of One donation campaign harnesses the latest web and mobile technology to rally the global public to fight malaria BASEL, Switzerland, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis and Malaria No More, a leading global charity determined to end malaria deaths, announced today that they are joining forces on the Power of One campaign to help close the treatment gap and accelerate progress in the fight against malaria. Over the next three years, Novartis will support the...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Exjade(®) (deferasirox) for the treatment of chronic iron overload in patients 10 years of age and older with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) syndromes and with a liver iron concentration of at least 5 mg of iron per gram dry weight and a serum ferritin measurement greater than 300 micrograms per liter. Exjade is the first...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Signifor(®) (pasireotide) injection for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative(3). Signifor is the first medicine to be approved in the US that addresses the underlying mechanism of Cushing's disease, a serious, debilitating endocrine disorder caused by the...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Signifor(®) (pasireotide) injection for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative(3). Signifor is the first medicine to be approved in the US that addresses the underlying mechanism of Cushing's disease, a serious, debilitating endocrine disorder caused by the...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest results from two Phase III clinical trials further establish the benefits of Tasigna(®) (nilotinib) compared to Gleevec(®) (imatinib mesylate) tablets* in the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in newly diagnosed patients and in those with residual disease who switched to Tasigna after long-term treatment with Gleevec. Findings from both studies were presented in oral...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis will highlight more than 140 presentations on key data from its extensive oncology portfolio at the leading year-end scientific meetings devoted to hematology and breast cancer, demonstrating continued innovation in research and development efforts to advance the care of patients with cancer and rare diseases. The American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting in Atlanta, held December 8-11, will feature...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Flucelvax(®) (Influenza Virus Vaccine), the first cell-culture-derived vaccine, for individuals 18 years of age and older(3). Flucelvax utilizes full-scale cell-culture manufacturing technology, an alternative production method to traditional egg-based production(1). Cell-culture technology utilizes a well-characterized mammalian cell...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) has voted unanimously in support of the use of Signifor(®) (pasireotide) for the treatment of patients with Cushing's disease who require medical therapeutic intervention. "We are encouraged by today's favorable advisory committee recommendation for pasireotide in Cushing's disease and will work closely with the FDA as it...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee (AIDAC) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today voted 13 to 1 that there was adequate evidence of efficacy and safety to support the use of tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) for the management of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients whose lungs contain bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa). Pa is the leading cause of loss of lung function in people with CF. TIP is intended...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis announced today that the Company has commenced shipment of its seasonal influenza vaccine to customers in the US for the 2012-2013 influenza season. The early arrival of seasonal influenza vaccines will ensure healthcare professionals are equipped to provide the earliest possible protection against influenza. This year, Novartis plans to ship more than 30 million doses of the vaccine, which has been reformulated to include...