BENTLEY SUBSIDIARY MARKETS GENERIC CIPRO.Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Spanish subsidiary, Laboratorios Davur, has a current registration and markets a generic equivalent to Bayer's branded product, Cipro(R) in 250 mg., 500 mg. and 750 mg. dosages. Although a Bentley subsidiary once manufactured large quantities of this product, it is now produced by a third party that supplies Bentley's Spanish subsidiary. James R. Murphy, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented, "In light of the potential demand and concern for adequate supplies of ciprofloxacin ciprofloxacin /cip·ro·flox·a·cin/ (sip?ro-flok´sah-sin) a synthetic antibacterial effective against many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; used as the hydrochloride salt. cip·ro·flox·a·cin n. , Bentley management is currently exploring the regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. and other approvals necessary for registration of an equivalent that could be exported. The supply of ciprofloxacin is currently under review by the U.S. government and the importation of our product would face significant barriers." Murphy continued, "Regulatory and patent issues in the U.S. would have to be addressed before any supply can take place. Bentley's management is in the preliminary stage of consultation with governmental authorities in Spain and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to determine if its subsidiaries can assist the effort to supplement drug reserves. "Bentley recognizes the urgency of providing this product to the public at the earliest possible time and is working to makes its contribution to the national and international effort to combat terrorism," Murphy concluded. Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug delivery company focused upon improving the absorption of a wide range of drugs and peptides through proprietary drug delivery technologies, which it intends to commercialize in the U.S. and other major markets by licensing to other pharmaceutical companies. Bentley also manufactures and commercializes branded and generic products in Europe for the treatment of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal gastrointestinal /gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal/ (-in-tes´ti-n'l) pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and intestine. gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal adj. Abbr. , neurological neurological, neurologic pertaining to or emanating from the nervous system or from neurology. neurological assessment evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. and infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. through its subsidiaries, Laboratorios Belmac, Laboratorios Davur and Laboratorios Rimafar. For more information, visit http://www.bentleypharm.com or call 603/964-8006. |
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