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Top U.S. Court to Decide on Deals to Delay Cheaper Drugs

23.03.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals to keep cheaper products off...

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Amgen Biosimilar Push Takes Aim at Blockbusters

07.02.2013 - Amgen said it expects generic versions of biotech drugs, known as biosimilars, to be a multibillion-dollar opportunity for the company and has targeted some of the industry's...

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AbbVie Forecasts Slower Humira Growth

31.01.2013 - AbbVie, the pharmaceuticals business spun off earlier this month by Abbott Laboratories, forecast 2013 earnings in line with Wall Street forecasts but slowing sales growth for...

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Abbott Results Bode Well for Spun-off AbbVie

24.01.2013 - AbbVie, the new branded pharmaceuticals company spun off by Abbott Laboratories, is off to a good start, judging by fourth-quarter sales of arthritis drug Humira and other products...

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Drug Industry Bets on New Blockbusters in 2013

16.01.2013 - Drugmakers are betting that a new wave of medicines for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and hepatitis will shape up as tomorrow's blockbusters in the coming 12...

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Medtech Companies Face Job Cuts

21.12.2012 - The U.S. medical technology industry, once a haven for secure, high-paying jobs, is blaming a new tax meant to help fund the Affordable Care Act for upcoming layoffs. But even if...

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Abbott Board Paves Way for Split of Company

29.11.2012 - Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday that its board approved the planned split of its branded pharmaceuticals business into a separate company and that Abbott investors would...

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Abbott Q3 Profit Tops View

17.10.2012 - Abbott Laboratories reported mixed quarterly results, with earnings topping estimates but sales missing expectations as growth slowed for its Humira arthritis drug and other...