Drug Industry Daily
Oct. 16, 2007
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6 No.
203
Genentech Prohibits Sales of Avastin to Compounding Pharmacies
To prevent ophthalmologists from substituting wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment Lucentis with oncologic Avastin, Genentech is prohibiting wholesalers from distributing Avastin to compounding pharmacies that repackage the cancer agent and sell it as an AMD treatment, the company announced Oct. 11. Genentech produces both products.
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