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OKs requested: Abbott Laboratories applied for approval of a formulation of its new Biaxin antibiotic for use against children`s ear infections, sore throats, pneumonia and skin ailments. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug in November for adults` respiratory tract and skin infections. . . . Novapharm Inc. in Schaumburg filed for FDA approval of a generic version of the AIDS-fighting drug AZT. Novapharm`s parent, Novapharm Ltd., markets a generic version in Canada and is challenging the patent rights in that country of Burroughs Wellcome Co., which also holds the patent in the U.S.
