Eon Receives First Approval for Oxaprozin.Business/Health Editors NEW YORK--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 1, 2001 Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc. announced today that they have received 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 Oxaprozin oxaprozin /ox·a·pro·zin/ (ok?sah-pro´zin) a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug, used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. 600mg Tablets, the first generic for the arthritis arthritis, painful inflammation of a joint or joints of the body, usually producing heat and redness. There are many kinds of arthritis. In its various forms, arthritis disables more people than any other chronic disorder. medication marketed under the brand name, Daypro Noun 1. Daypro - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro) oxaprozin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID - an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both (R)(1). Sales of Daypro(R) exceeded $160 million in 2000. Eon Oxaprozin Tablets are available in 100 and 500 count bottles. "Oxaprozin is the first approval from Eon Labs in 2001", said Frank Della Fera, R.Ph., Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Eon Labs. "Our first approval of the year is also our initial "first to market" product of the new year", added Della Fera. "We are extremely optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about the prospects for 2001, and believe that we will better the 14 approvals that Eon received last year", he concluded. Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc. is one of the leading generic pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. For further information on Oxaprozin Tablets or other products manufactured and distributed by Eon Labs, please call 1-800-526-0225, or write to Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc., 227-15 N. Conduit Avenue, Laurelton, N.Y. 11413. Oxaprozin 600mg Tablets bottle photo available upon request. (1) Daypro is a registered trademark of G.D. Searle & Co., and is not affiliated with Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc. |
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