Article: Bristol-Myers Squibb's Quinolone Antibiotic TEQUIN(TM) (gatifloxacin) Passes Half-Million Mark in New U.S. Prescriptions.

TEQUIN Sets New Quinolone Six-Month Prescription Record Previously

Set By Levaquin(R) (levofloxacin)

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that TEQUIN, a quinolone antibiotic, has been prescribed for more than 500,000 patients in the United States since the product was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 17, 1999. TEQUIN is the first quinolone antibiotic to achieve this milestone during the first six months on the market, according to audited data (June, 2000) from IMS Ltd. Prior to the introduction of TEQUIN, the six-month new prescription record for quinolones was ...

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