Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Sanofi Challenges Lilly’s Challenge of Lantus Patents

01.02.2014 - Paris-based pharmaceuticals producer Sanofi has filed a patent infringement suit against U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly, claiming that its U.S. rival infringed four of its patents for...

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J&J Petitions FDA to Require ‘Similar’ Names For Biosimilars, Biologics

10.01.2014 - Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday said it submitted a citizen petition asking that U.S. health regulators require copies of biological products to bear names that are similar and not...

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Sanofi’s Lemtrada Suffers Setback In Key U.S. Market

02.01.2014 - Sanofi's Lemtrada multiple sclerosis treatment has failed to win approval from U.S. regulators, dealing a setback to a drug that was at the heart of the French drugmaker's $20...

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Boehringer Unit Taps Bank of America to Explore Sale of Generics Business

04.12.2013 - Ben Venue Laboratories, a Bedford, Ohio-based subsidiary of German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has tapped Bank of America Merrill Lynch to explore a possible sale of its generic...

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FDA Warns Of Heart Risks with Astellas Stress Test Chemicals

21.11.2013 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned physicians on Wednesday that two chemicals used to conduct cardiovascular stress tests can cause heart attacks and death, and it...

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J&J reaches $4 Billion Deal On Hip Implant Lawsuits

13.11.2013 - Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $4 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled defective hip implants, Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday, citing three people...

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Roche Wins FDA Approval for Breakthrough Leukemia Drug

06.11.2013 - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has received the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) to sell Gazyva (obinutuzumab), its new agent to treat chronic...

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Sourcing from India and China

30.10.2013 - 'Pharmacy To The World' - In today's global pharmaceutical industry 2.0, emerging regions led by India (BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, China) have moved to the front row in terms of...