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...looking for Danco Laboratories LLC, the company that markets and distributes mifepristone, don't bother calling directory assistance. It is not listed. Even last week, with the heralding of the approval of "Mifeprex" (the drug's brand name), someone answering the Danco phone at a New York City number given to the press simply said, "This is Pam. How can I help...
Danco reportedly expects profits of about $34 million by 2004. As the sole licensee of the drug, Danco could reap even more benefits as it researches Mifeprex's possible uses in treating such diseases as brain and prostate cancer. Indeed, company officials say they are looking forward to being more of a force in the pharmaceutical world. But don't expect a welcome mat soon. "I don't think we're planning on having a public office," says Heather O'Neill, Danco's spokeswoman. "We have a post-office...
...protests begin. On Thursday, under extraordinary scrutiny, the Food and Drug Administration approved RU-486, otherwise known as "the French abortion pill," for marketing in the United States under the name Mifeprex. The drug, which is actually two pills taken under a physician's supervision over the course of two days, has been proven extremely effective in ending pregnancies up to the 50th day following conception. These pills are different from the "morning after pill," or emergency contraceptive, which is administered in the 72 hours following intercourse. The FDA, which has been hemming and hawing over final approval...
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