Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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Generics Brought Down Common Drug Prices in 2012

05.03.2013 - Cheaper generic drugs in 2012 brought down spending on treatments for common diseases like high cholesterol for the first time in 20 years, according to a report from the largest...

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India Rules Against Bayer in Cancer Drug Patent Case

04.03.2013 - An Indian patent appeals board dismissed on Monday Bayer's petition against a government decision to allow a domestic company to sell cheap copycat versions of cancer drug Nexavar...

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Hikma Eyes Options for Injectables Business

01.03.2013 - Hikma Pharmaceuticals said it is reviewing options for its lucrative injectables business after receiving several unsolicited expressions of interest, driving up its shares nearly...

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Canada's Valeant on Hunt for More Deals

28.02.2013 - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is in talks to make more acquisitions, its chief executive said on Thursday, adding that Canada's largest publicly traded drugmaker also...

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Bayer 2013 Outlook Slightly Below Market View

28.02.2013 - Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer gave a 2013 underlying earnings forecast that was slightly below analyst expectations amid competition for one of its most promising new drugs...

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Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute Appoints Executive Director

28.02.2013 - The Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute today announced the appointment of Ms Terry Robinson as Executive Director. The Institute was established in 2012 to accelerate the...

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US Supreme Court Rules Against Amgen in Class Action

27.02.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Wednesday to bring class action lawsuits, breaking a line of rulings that had made it more difficult to sue corporate defendants...

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GlaxoSmithKline Unit Joins Patent Pool for AIDS Drugs

27.02.2013 - GlaxoSmithKline's HIV/AIDS drugs business is to share intellectual property rights on children's medicine in a patent pool designed to make treatments more widely available in poor...