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Dr. Reddy's Q2 Profit Jumps on New Drugs

30.10.2012 - Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India's No. 2 drugmaker by sales, reported a better-than-expected 32% rise in quarterly net profit as four new generic drugs drove sales in North America...

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Canada's Top Court Rules for Glaxo in Tax Case

19.10.2012 - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday in favor of GlaxoSmithKline in a tax case centered on whether the drug conglomerate charged its Canadian unit excessive prices for...

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Actavis Forecasts 2012 Sales in Excess of €2 Billion

19.10.2012 - Actavis, the Swiss generic drugmaker that Watson Pharmaceuticals is taking over, said revenue would rise to more than €2 billion ($2.6 billion) this year, driven by patent expiries...

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Watson Gets US Approval to Buy Actavis

16.10.2012 - Watson Pharmaceuticals has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Swiss peer Actavis on the condition that it sell a number of their current and future products to two other companies...

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US High Court Rejects Allergan's Sanctura Patent Appeal

15.10.2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Allergans appeal of a ruling that favored generic drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals over patents related to the treatment of an overactive...

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Hikma Looking to Expand in Africa

15.10.2012 - Jordan's Hikma Pharmaceuticals said it is looking to expand in Africa over the next two to three years, through building its own plant or by making an acquisition of up to $300...

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Cinven Buys Second Drug Business Amdipharm

15.10.2012 - Private equity group Cinven is buying family-owned niche pharmaceuticals business Amdipharm for 367 million pounds ($590 million), it said on Monday, as part of a plan to create a...

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White House Said to Be Frustrating US Drug Companies in Asia Trade Talks

06.10.2012 - The Obama administration's reluctance to push for 12 years of data protection on "biologic" medicines in free-trade talks is a growing concern for U.S. drug manufacturers who...