Healthcare Industry News: Paladin Labs
News Release - March 14, 2006
Valera Pharmaceuticals Announces Paladin Labs Receives Canadian Approval of VANTAS
CRANBURY, N.J.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--March 14, 2006--Valera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VLRX ) today announced that Paladin Labs (TSX:PLB ) received approval from Health Canada to market VANTAS®, a 12-month implant developed by Valera for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Valera previously received regulatory approval to commercialize VANTAS for this indication in the U.S. in late 2004 and in Denmark in November 2005. Valera recently reported that in 2005, the first full year of VANTAS sales in the U.S. reached $26.8 million.David S. Tierney, M.D., President and CEO of Valera Pharmaceuticals, said, "Paladin's success in obtaining approval to market VANTAS in Canada comes at a particularly exciting time, because it follows so closely the marketing authorization granted to Valera by the Danish Medicines Agency. As we pursue our U.S. and European strategies for VANTAS, we can now also look forward to Paladin's launch of the product in Canada."
About Valera Pharmaceuticals
Valera Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing products to treat urology and endocrinology diseases and disorders. Utilizing its innovative Hydron technology, Valera is developing soft, compact and flexible hydrogel-based implants which can be designed to release therapeutic agents at a controlled rate for up to twelve months. VANTAS®, a patent protected once-per-year implant currently marketed by Valera for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer, employs this drug delivery technology. Additional information about Valera Pharmaceuticals is available at: http://www.ValeraPharma.com/
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