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...
02.12.2012
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether generic drug manufacturers can be subjected to personal injury lawsuits that allege flaws in the design of drugs, even...
02.11.2012
- European officials have approved the Western world's first gene therapy drug from a small Dutch biotech company, in a milestone for the novel medical technology that fixes faulty...
17.10.2012
- U.S. drug reviewers flagged several safety concerns, including possible cancer risks, related to Sanofi and Isis Pharmaceuticals's lipid disorder drug Kynamro, sending Isis's...
30.07.2012
- Novartis drug Afinitor, expected to become a major seller for the Swiss drugmaker, was approved by European regulators to treat women with a certain type of breast cancer, the...
27.07.2012
- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on Thursday recommended two drugs for combating different forms of vision loss that can lead to blindness among a range of adults...
11.07.2012
- The European Union's executive is due to propose new rules next week to make it easier for drug companies and researchers to carry out cross-border clinical trials, in a bid to cut...
06.07.2012
- K-V Pharmaceutical is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for not cracking down on compounded versions of its premature birth drug Makena, in a last-ditch fight for the...