Keyword: Pharma

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Amgen Ends Non-U.S. Co-Marketing Pact With GSK

11.04.2014 - U.S. biotechnology firm Amgen, the world's largest, is ending its agreement with the U.K. drugmaker GlaxoSmithkline for the marketing of its osteoporosis drug in some regions...

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GlaxoSmithKine Investigates Alleged Bribery in Iraq

10.04.2014 - U.K. drugmaker GlaxoSmithKine (GSK), already facing corruption accusations in China, is now investigating allegations of bribery in Iraq, the company has confirmed. The latest...

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India’s Sun Pharmaceutical to Buy Compatriot Ranbaxy

09.04.2014 - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India's largest drugmaker by market value, has agreed to buy compatriot generics manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories for $3.2 billion from Daiichi...

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Teva Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay Copaxone Ruling

08.04.2014 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, U.S. subsidiary of the Israeli generics drugmaker, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a lower court ruling from going into effect while the...

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Swedish Drugmaker Meda Spurns Mylan Approach

07.04.2014 - Swedish generic drugmaker Meda has rejected a takeover approach by U.S. rival Mylan to create a combined company worth around $24 billion. Reports said Mylan was exploring a bid at...

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GDUFA’s Impact on the API Industry – an Update

02.04.2014 - The Price of Doing Business - Following the 2012 implementation of the Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA), an article in CHEManager Europe's July/August 2013 edition about GDUFA's...

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Novartis Ends Heart Failure Drug Tests Early on Strong Results

01.04.2014 - Swiss drug maker Novartis has ended a late-stage clinical trial of a chronic heart failure drug early, following strong interim results. The company said an independent committee...

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U.S. Justices Agree to Hear Teva's Copaxone Appeal

01.04.2014 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Mar. 31 agreed to hear an appeal filed by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in a patent fight over top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. The move...