(CN) - The Federal Circuit refused to lift an injunction barring F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. from importing its anemia treatment, Mircera, to the United States, saying the drug infringes on some of Amgen ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aranesp use has increased from 2.5% in January 2014 to 21% in December 2015, while epoetin alfa use has fallen ...

The approval was based on an open-label, multiple dose, multicenter, dose-finding study in 64 pediatric patients with CKD who were on hemodialysis and who had stable hemoglobin levels while previously ...

Roche announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta) for the treatment of anaemia associated with chronic kidney ...

The battle between Roche and Amgen over the former’s bid to launch Mircera has taken a fresh turn with the news that the Swiss firm is appealing against a preliminary court injunction that prevents US ...

Roche announced today that the European Commission has approved its innovative drug Mircera to treat anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The approval of Mircera results in a single ...

Researchers have successfully developed a new electrophoretic method for detecting MIRCERA and other erythropoietins (EPO) in the blood. The technique, using SARCOSYL-PAGE, has specifically enhanced ...

In its ongoing fight with Roche, Amgen now has stronger backing from a federal court. The U.S. District Court in Boston ruled yesterday that Amgen should get a permanent injunction against Roche's ...

The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) has been working with drug makers to develop new tests for potential performance enhancing drugs before they can make their way into the peloton, the agency ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved Mircera for the treatment of pediatric patients 5 to 17 years of age on hemodialysis who are ...

A big plus for Roche today after the European Commission issued a final positive decision for its once- or twice-monthly anaemia drug Mircera for use in chronic kidney disease patients that is valid ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Kidney dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) expects more than 70 percent of eligible U.S. patients to have switched to cheaper alternative anemia treatment Mircera by ...