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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...

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BP Plans £3.7 Billion Share Buyback

18.11.2012 - BP plans to spend up to 3.7 billion pounds ($5.9 billion) buying back its shares after agreeing last week to pay record criminal penalties over the Deepwater Horizon disaster...

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BP Faces Record Fine Over Spill

15.11.2012 - BP is expected to pay a record U.S. criminal penalty and plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster through a plea deal reached with the Department...

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Canada's Supreme Court Strips Viagra Patent from Pfizer

09.11.2012 - Canada's Supreme Court struck down the patent on global pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer's Viagra erectile dysfunction drug on Thursday and opened the door to generic competition. The...

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Drugmaker Boehringer Settles Marketing Claim for $95 Million

26.10.2012 - Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $95 million to U.S. government agencies to settle civil allegations that it illegally marketed drugs for unapproved uses, the U.S...

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More Drugs May Be Linked to US Meningitis Outbreak

16.10.2012 - Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health regulators said on Monday, potentially...

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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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Pharmaceutical Firms Targeted in Meningitis Case Hire Defense Lawyer

12.10.2012 - The pharmaceutical companies at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak have disclosed they hired a lawyer from a top white-collar criminal-defense firm in Boston. New England...