Patients Taking VIMOVO(TM) Showed a Decrease in Incidence of NSAID-Associated Ulcers
2009年10月19日 - 10:01PM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
Results from PN400-301/302 studies presented at American College of
Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) and POZEN Inc.
(NASDAQ:POZN) today announced pivotal data from two POZEN clinical
trials that were presented at the American College of Rheumatology
(ACR) 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The data
demonstrated that patients at risk for developing NSAID-associated
gastric ulcers taking VIMOVO(TM) (naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium,
formerly known as PN 400) experienced significantly fewer
endoscopically confirmed gastric ulcers (GU) compared with patients
taking enteric-coated (EC) naproxen (500 mg) alone. Data from study
PN400-301 showed a 4.1% incidence of GU in patients taking VIMOVO,
compared to 23.1% among patients taking EC naproxen (p