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Teva Cuts Profit View on Weak European Markets

24.05.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest maker of generic drugs, has cut its profit and revenue forecasts for 2012, blaming weaker economies and healthcare spending cuts...

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Bridgepoint to Sell Drugs Maker Aenova

23.05.2012 - Private equity group Bridgepoint has hired Morgan Stanley to sell Aenova, hoping to get more than €400 million ($510 million) for the German vitamins and generic prescription drugs...

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EU Adviser Backs Antitrust Fine for AstraZeneca

15.05.2012 - AstraZeneca misled patent regulators more than a decade ago in a bid to block competition to its ulcer drug Losec, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Tuesday, backing a €52.5...

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Teva Profit Beats Forecasts on US Drug Sales

09.05.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries posted a 40 % jump in quarterly profit that beat estimates, boosted by robust sales of its own-branded products and generic medicines in the United...

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FDA Says Number of New U.S. Drug Shortages Down

04.05.2012 - U.S. health officials said the number of new shortages of crucial drugs used to treat cancer and other illnesses had been halved compared to a year ago, and attributed the...

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Cardinal Q3: Pharmaceutical Unit Strong

04.05.2012 - Cardinal Health reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as strength in its pharmaceutical business offset weakness in its much smaller medical products...

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Watson Profit Tops Wall Street Estimate

30.04.2012 - Watson Pharmaceuticals posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, as generic versions of the Lipitor cholesterol fighter and Lovenox blood thinner helped revenue soar...

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Warner Chilcott to Explore Sale of Company

30.04.2012 - Specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott said it would explore strategic options, including preliminary talks with potential buyers, sending its shares up as much as 24%...