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Actavis to Buy Warner Chilcott in $5 Billion Stock Deal

20.05.2013 - Generic drugmaker Actavis, which has been the subject of takeover speculation, plans to buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott for $5 billion in stock. The companies...

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Drugmakers Face More Scrutiny of Discordant U.S. Prices

11.05.2013 - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...

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Teva Pharmaceutical Banks on Thrice-weekly Copaxone

02.05.2013 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is banking on approval in early 2014 for a new thrice-weekly version of its multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone to bolster sales ahead of a likely...

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Actavis, Formerly Watson, Sees 2013 Profit Growth

25.01.2013 - Actavis, the generic drugmaker previously known as Watson Pharmaceuticals, said on Friday that it expected earnings to rise at least 30% in 2013 as it expands globally, but its...

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With Teva at Crossroads, New CEO Set to Unveil Vision

06.12.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' new Chief Executive Jeremy Levin has promised investors it will be a very different company going forward. Next week he has to prove it. Levin's...

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Lawsuits over Flaws in Generic Drugs

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...

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Teva's 2013 Forecast Is Below Wall Street Estimates

30.11.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest maker of generic drugs, forecast profit and revenue for calendar 2013 that fell short of analysts' estimates. The Israel-based...

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Bayer Sues Lupin Over Generic Birth Control Pill

30.11.2012 - German drugmaker Bayer has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Indian generic drug maker Lupin, to prevent it from selling a version of Bayer's birth control pill Natazia...