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Procter & Gamble gets approval for new Actonel dose
| 24 Apr 2008 | 06:34 PM ET
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Consumer products company Procter & Gamble Co. said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration approved a once-a-month version of its osteoporosis drug Actonel.

Osteoporosis is a condition that causes weak bones that are more likely to fracture over time. The drug was first approved by the FDA in 2000 and is now made in several doses. The latest approval is for a 150-milligram dose.

Shares of Procter & Gamble fell 34 cents to $66.83.

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