Nycomed Amersham's Sonazoid
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
New drug application is submitted for the ultrasound contrast agent. Based on results with 1,300 patients in Europe and the U.S., the NDA includes clinical data "demonstrating echocardiographic improvement in endocardial border delineation and left ventricular opacification following administration" of the drug, the firm says Aug. 6. On Aug. 3, FDA approved Diatide's NDA for the lung cancer detection agent NeoTect, which Nycomed Amersham is co-promoting in the U.S. (1see related story, p. 10)