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[1] FDA 2010  | [2] FDA 2009  | [3] HC 2009

Health Canada Approvals 2010:
[4] Dosage Forms
[5] Withdrawals
 New Drugs - 2010
 Actemra / tocilizumab
Hoffman-La Roche
-- An interleukin-6 inhibitor for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

 Agriflu / influenza vaccine
Novartis
-- Trivalent vaccine (which includes H1N1) for prevention of influenza.

 Berinert /C1 esterase inhibitor
CSL Behring
-- C1 esterase inhibitor (human) for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema.

 Cervarix / human papillomavirus
GSK
-- A vaccine to prevent cervical pre-cancers/cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in females 10 to 25 years of age.

 Civanex /zucapsaicin
Winston Labs/Trans Canada Dist
-- Topical analgesic cream for knee osteoarthritis.

 ClinOleic /olive oil/soybean oil
Baxter
-- Lipid emulsion (20%) for parenteral nutrition.

 Dexilant /dexlansoprazole
Takeda
-- The R-enantiomer of lansoprazole for erosive esophagitis and heartburn associated with nonerosive GERD.

 Effient / prasugrel
Lilly
-- An antiplatelet for certain patients managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

 FluMist / influenza vaccine
AstraZeneca
-- Intranasal seasonal influenza vaccine for persons 2 to 59 years of age.

 Ilaris /canakinumab
Novartis
-- An interleukin-1 blocker for Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes.

 Intanza / influenza vaccine
Sanofi Pasteur
-- Intradermal trivalent vaccine (includes H1N1) for prevention of flu.

 Kuvan /sapropterin
BioMarin Pharm
-- An enzyme enhancer for treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU).

 Prolia / denosumab
Amgen
-- A RANK ligand inhibitor for postmenopausal osteoporosis.

 Renvela /sevelamer carbonate
Genzyme
-- A phosphate binding polymer for dialysis patients.

 Thalomid /thalidomide
Celgene
-- Immunomodulatory agent for multiple myeloma.

 Victoza / liraglutide
Novo Nordisk
-- GLP-1 agonist to improve glucose control in type 2 diabetes.

 Votrient /pazopanib
GSK
-- A kinase inhibitor for advanced renal cell carcinoma.

 Yondelis /trabectedin
Janssen-Ortho
-- An antineoplastic for advanced ovarian cancer.



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