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FDA approves J&J's Levaquin for urinary infection

Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:03am EDT

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CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) on Monday said U.S. regulators approved the use of a high-dose regimen of its antibiotic Levaquin to treat complicated urinary tract and kidney infections.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the five-day, once-daily treatment based on the results of a 1,109-patient study that assessed the safety and effectiveness of Levaquin compared with ciprofloxacin. (Reporting by Susan Kelly)



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