Topic: Natrecor

J&J pleads guilty in Natrecor marketing case

(Reuters) - Johnson and Johnson has agreed to pay $85 million and plead guilty to U.S. government charges that it marketed heart drug Natrecor for unapproved uses, according to court documents.J&J's Scios unit was charged in July with misbranding ...
On February 28, 2011, Nile Therapeutics (NLTX) announced it will seek development of cenderitide (formerly CD-NP) in a new indication, seeking to...
Monday, November 15, 2010 at the American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) presented data from the ASCEND-HF program...
Monday, November 15, 2010 at the American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) presented data from the ASCEND-HF program. ASCEND-HF (Acute Study of Clinical Effectiveness of Nesiritide in Decompensated Heart Failure) was an enormous trial looking at the clinical effectiveness ...

Pfizer heart-failure drug helps milder patients: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with mild heart failure lived longer and fared better by adding Pfizer's drug Inspra to standard medications, a finding that could widely expand use of such drugs in healthier patients, researchers said on Sunday.In an ironic twist ...
Studies: Pfizer drug, Medtronic device, help mild heart failure; J&J's Natrecor disappointsThere's good news for millions of people with mild or moderate heart failure. Studies show that the Pfizer drug Inspra and an implanted device from Medtronic can boost ...
A clinical trial demonstrated that Johnson & Johnson's(JNJ) Natrecor drug provided only limited relief of breathing problems in heart failure...
Millions of people with mild or moderate heart failure got good news Sunday, with studies showing a Pfizer drug and a device from Medtronic can boost survival and cut trips to the hospital by patients having trouble breathing.. But another drug that ...

Nesiritide

Nesiritide (Natrecor) is a medication used to treat acutely decompensated congestive heart failure with dyspnea at rest or with minimal exertion (such as talk, eating or bathing). In simpler terms, it promotes vasodilation , natriuresis , and diuresis .Nesiritide is only administered intravenous ly ...
Justice Department joins lawsuits against J&J; over illegal promotion of heart drugThe U.S. Justice Department on Thursday joined two lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that accuse the company of illegally promoting its heart drug Natrecor for unapproved uses.J& J released results ...