Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography (SMB) - A practical process. Simulated moving bed technology is used to implement a very close approximation of true moving bed chromatography. SMB exhibits the same valuable characteristics of the true moving bed concept. The following discussion will develop the SMB concept based on the previous discussion.
Generic Benicar HCT: An Overview. The first patent for Benicar HCT currently expires in 2016. This is the earliest date that a generic version of Benicar HCT could become available. However, there are other circumstances that could extend the exclusivity period beyond 2016.
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD. March 19, 2012 -- Three generic drugmakers may now sell their own versions of the bone-loss drug Boniva, the FDA ruled today. Boniva, known by the generic name ibandronate, is a once-a-month pill prescribed to prevent or to treat bone loss from osteoporosis. The FDA officially approves Boniva only for treatment of postmenopausal women, as the clinical studies that led to approval mostly enrolled women.