PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for a modified dosing regimen of Angiomax® (bivalirudin) for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), specifically in patients with unstable angina or non–segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The Company expects the FDA to act on this filing in the second quarter of 2008. Angiomax is currently approved for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), commonly referred to as angioplasty.
