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FDA postpones decision on Alkermes application

September 22, 2005

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Federal regulators have put off their approval decision on an anti-alcoholism drug because the developer, Alkermes Inc., changed its application, the Cambridge company said. Shares fell $1.67, or 8.9 percent, to $17. Vivitrex is a monthly injectable version of naltrexone. It was scheduled for a Sept. 30 approval decision by the Food and Drug Administration, but the company said the ... (Full article: 752 words)

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