Curative, Novartis Create Clinical Educational Program; Wound Care Center --R-- Medical Staff to Learn about Apligraf --TM-- Technology.HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 1, 1998--Curative Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract (Nasdaq:CURE) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. have collaborated on a program to help educate thousands of Curative curative /cur·a·tive/ (kur´ah-tiv) tending to overcome disease and promote recovery. cu·ra·tive adj. 1. Serving or tending to cure. 2. Network Wound Care Center medical and clinical associates throughout the country about Novartis's bi-layered living skin equivalent, Apligraf(TM), which received Food & Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) approval for marketing in May. Curative is the nation's leading disease management company in the treatment of chronic wounds and manages a network of more than 150 Wound Care Centers(R) nationwide. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is an affiliate of Novartis AG Novartis AG Swiss pharmaceutical company. It was formed through the 1996 merger of two Swiss firms: Ciba (see Ciba-Geigy) and Sandoz, a chemical company with interests in pharmaceuticals, nutrition, and agriculture. , a world leader in Life Sciences with core business in Healthcare, Agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. and Nutrition. Developed for the treatment of venous leg ulcers, Apligraf is the first and only bi-layered living skin equivalent to be approved by the FDA for marketing in 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. . Like human skin, Apligraf is flexible and functions much as natural skin layers do. "This is an important educational agreement for both parties," said John Vakoutis, Curative's president 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. , "because it brings together the chronic wound disease management expertise of Curative, and the information on a new bi-layered living skin equivalent available through Novartis. It exemplifies our commitment to stay at the forefront of wound care technology." Novartis and its affiliates own exclusive, worldwide marketing rights to Apligraf, which was developed and is manufactured by Organogenesis organogenesis /or·ga·no·gen·e·sis/ (or?gah-no-jen´e-sis) the origin and development of organs.organogenet´ic or·gan·o·gen·e·sis n. The formation and development of the organs of living things. , Inc. in Canton, Mass. The FDA has approved it for the treatment of venous leg ulcers. Curative, a leading disease management company in the treatment of chronic wounds, manages a network of over 150 Wound Care Centers which have a healing rate of more than 80%. The Wound Care Centers have treated more than 175,000 patients in the more than 10 years since the company was founded. The agreement calls for Curative to educate appropriate medical and clinical staff at Curative Network Wound Care Centers on the latest clinical and research information available on the use of bi-layered living skin equivalents. As part of its ongoing effort to evaluate and track new technologies, Curative also is capturing and tracking outcomes data on Wound Care Center patients treated with Apligraf. "Apligraf looks promising for specific patient groups and provides another option to be considered in developing a treatment plan for each individual patient. However, long-term effectiveness will need to be established," Vakoutis said. Venous leg ulcers are a serious and debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction type of chronic wound, occurring on the lower leg and caused by insufficient functioning of the veins. An estimated 600,000 to one million people in the US - more than 90 percent of whom are over age 50 - are affected by venous leg ulceration ulceration /ul·cer·a·tion/ (ul?ser-a´shun) 1. the formation or development of an ulcer. 2. an ulcer. ul·cer·a·tion n. 1. Development of an ulcer. 2. . Apligraf was shown in clinical trials to heal even longstanding (greater than one year's duration) venous leg ulcers more effectively and faster than compression therapy Compression therapy may refer to:
"We are very proud to be able to offer Apligraf as the first significant technological advance for those patients with hard to heal venous leg ulcers," said David Epstein For the computer scientist notable for his work in computational geometry, graph algorithms, and recreational mathematics, see David Eppstein David B. A. Epstein (b. , Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Specialty Business Sector, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. "We are pleased to assist Curative Health Services in educating their medical and clinical associates on the use of Apligraf with the mutual goal to help more people afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with this debilitating condition." Curative Health Services, Inc. is a leading disease management company in chronic wound care. The company provides a broad continuum of services to health care providers through a nationwide network of wound care programs, which offer comprehensive, inter-disciplinary wound care. Curative is based in Hauppauge, NY. Novartis is a world leader in Life Sciences with core business in Healthcare, Agribusiness and Nutrition. In 1997, Novartis Group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. were 31.2 billion Swiss francs (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 21.6 billion). Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis employs about 86,000 people and operates in over 100 countries around the world. -0-
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