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US Inversion Plan Could Scupper Pfizer-Allergan

06.04.2016 - What a difference a day makes. On Apr. 3, European time, Pfizer and Allergan said the US Federal Trade Commission’s deeper probe into their potential merger, the so-called second...

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Swedish Drugmaker Meda Spurns Mylan Approach

07.04.2014 - Swedish generic drugmaker Meda has rejected a takeover approach by U.S. rival Mylan to create a combined company worth around $24 billion. Reports said Mylan was exploring a bid at...

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Lundbeck Suffers Q2 Loss

08.08.2013 - Danish pharmaceuticals group Lundbeck posted a bigger-than-expected operating loss in the second quarter, hit by an EU fine for breaking competition law and cheap competition after...

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Forest Mulls Bid For Irish Drugmaker Elan

20.06.2013 - Forest Laboratories, the specialty drugmaker that counts investor Carl Icahn as a major shareholder, is among a handful of companies interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan...

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Forest Labs' Longtime CEO Solomon to Step Down at Year-end

23.05.2013 - Forest Laboratories said on Thursday that Howard Solomon, who has led the biotech firm since 1977, will retire as chief executive officer at the end of this year and the company...

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Optimer Shares Rise After Report Names Glaxo, Cubist as Potential Buyers

03.04.2013 - Shares of Optimer Pharmaceuticals rose as much as 24% after a Bloomberg report said GlaxoSmithKline and Cubist Pharmaceuticals were among those interested in buying the antibiotic...

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Antibiotics Crisis Prompts Rethink on Risks, Rewards

18.03.2013 - Thirty years ago, when the world faced the terrifying prospect of an untreatable disease known as AIDS, big drugmakers scented an opportunity and raced to develop new medicines...

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Forest Posts Loss as Antidepressant Sales Plummet

15.01.2013 - Forest Laboratories posted an unexpectedly large loss in its fiscal third quarter as sales of its antidepressant Lexapro were buffeted by generic competition and sales of its...