Updates for Columbia (Nasdaq:CBRX), Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS), POZEN (NASDAQ:POZN), NeoPharm (OTC:NEOL)

M.E. Garza
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On 10/27/09, Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBRX) announced Robert S. Mills, president and chief executive officer of Columbia Laboratories, Inc. will present at the upcoming Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference.

On 10/27/09, Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALKS) announced the initiation of a phase 1 clinical study of ALKS 37, an orally active, peripherally-restricted opioid antagonist with potential to block the opioid agonist effects on gastrointestinal motility, commonly referred to as opioid-induced constipation (OIC).

On 10/27/09, POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) announced the results of a Phase I study that showed a novel, investigational combination of enteric-coated aspirin (EC-ASA) an immediate-release omeprazole known as PA65020, is associated with a significantly decreased risk of GI mucosal damage compared to analgesic doses (650 mg twice daily) of over-the-counter enteric-coated aspirin (EC-ASA) in healthy adults treated for one month.

On 10/27/09, NeoPharm, Inc. (OTC:NEOL) announced it has submitted a Phase II protocol o the FDA for the study of liposome entrapped docetaxel (LE-DT), novel, proprietary liposomal delivery system of docetaxel, the active ingredient of TaxotereŽ, for locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer patients.

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