Sunday, December 25, 2011

J&J's Doxil Cancer Drug Faces 12-Month Holdup

Johnson & Johnson doesn't expect to receive new supplies of its cancer drug Doxil from a troubled contract manufacturer's plant until late 2012, at the earliest.

J&J will pursue other options to bring Doxil back to patients, including shifting production to another supplier, spokeswoman Lisa Vaga said Friday.

Problems at J&J's sole supplier for Doxil, Ben Venue Laboratories Inc., caused a shortage of the drug beginning about six months ago. J&J and Ben Venue have managed to squeeze out periodic batches to patients since then, but about 1,000 remain on a waiting list to receive Doxil, which treats ovarian and ...

Johnson & Johnson doesn't expect to receive new supplies of its cancer drug Doxil from a troubled contract manufacturer's plant until late 2012, at the earliest.

J&J will pursue other options to bring Doxil back to patients, including shifting production to another supplier, spokeswoman Lisa Vaga said Friday.

Problems at J&J's sole supplier for Doxil, Ben Venue Laboratories Inc., caused a shortage of the drug beginning about six months ago. J&J and Ben Venue have managed to squeeze out periodic batches to patients since then, but about 1,000 remain on a waiting list to receive Doxil, which treats ovarian and ...

Source: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7089/~3/zHRkv0RhhkU/SB10001424052970204464404577116751931098134.html

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