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...
15.01.2013
- AstraZeneca's new chief executive stamped his authority on the struggling drugmaker on Tuesday by removing the heads of research and commercial operations. Pascal Soriot, who took...
08.01.2013
- China will cut prices of about 400 drugs for respiratory diseases, fever and pain by up to 20% from February, in a move to make medicines, including some products from Pfizer...
02.01.2013
- U.S. regulators approved 39 new drugs in 2012, the most in 16 years, suggesting that pharmaceutical makers are poised for growth after losing billions of dollars in recent years to...
19.12.2012
- The number of new medicines approved or pending approval is on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic, painting an encouraging picture for the global drugs industry as it emerges...
06.12.2012
- The European Union's highest court has upheld a €52.5 million ($69 million) antitrust fine levied against AstraZeneca for blocking the entry of cheaper rivals to its then...
04.12.2012
- Drug companies are becoming more efficient in hunting for new treatments, though this has yet to be reflected in improved investment returns, according to a report on Tuesday. Low...
16.11.2012
- Doctors are increasingly having to turn to last-ditch antibiotics due to growing drug-resistant superbug infections in Europe, EU health officials said on Friday. The problem is...