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Article: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Marketing Approval for Cannabinoid Cesamet(TM) (CII).
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- Business Wire
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- May 16, 2006
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COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given marketing approval for Cesamet (CII) (nabilone) oral capsules. Cesamet is used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional anti-emetic treatments.
"There is still a significant unmet need in treating one of the most feared and severe consequences of life-saving cancer therapies," said Timothy C. Tyson, Valeant's president and chief executive officer. "With the approval of Cesamet, Valeant is proud to offer a solution that will help ...