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FDA gives priority review to J&J drug
RARITAN, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration has given priority review to a drug as a treatment for blood-clot disorders, the manufacturer said Monday.
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Research & Development said the FDA had given the priority review status to its applications for Xarelto (rivaroxaban) as a treatment for deep-vein thrombosis — a condition in which clots form in one of the large deep veins, usually in the legs — and pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a DVT clot dislodges and is carried to the lung via the heart.
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Katrina Church promoted to VP, chief compliance officer at Merz
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Merz has promoted one of its executives to serve as VP and chief compliance officer.
The company said Katrina Church, who joined the company in November 2009, now will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership relating to compliance issues. Church officially took on the new responsibilities July 1.