Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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CordenPharma Expands with ICIG Acquisition of Farchemia

27.02.2013 - CordenPharma announces an expansion of manufacturing capabilities due to the recent acquisition by International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) of Farchemia from the Tessenderlo...

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UCB in 2012: New Core Medicines Drive Growth

27.02.2013 - UCB announced today its consolidated 2012 financial results. Revenue 2012 increased by 7% to €3 462 million, at constant exchange rates the increase was 2%. Net sales amounted to...

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Switzerland's Roche Pledges to Open Up Access to Drug Data

26.02.2013 - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding has agreed to expand access to its clinical trial data as the pharmaceutical industry faces calls for greater transparency on scientific data. The...

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FDA Halts Trials of Amgen Drug in Children, Cites Death

26.02.2013 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has stopped all pediatric clinical trials of Amgen's Sensipar after the death of a 14-year-old patient taking part in a...

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Affymax, Takeda Recall Anemia Drug Omontys After Deaths

25.02.2013 - U.S.-based Affymax and Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said they are voluntarily recalling all lots of anemia treatment Omontys (peginesatide) in the United States due to reports of...

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Merck to Pay $688 Million to Settle Enhance Lawsuits

15.02.2013 - Merck & Co has agreed to pay $688 million to settle two U.S. class-action lawsuits by shareholders who said they lost money because the company concealed the poor results of a...

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Actelion Hikes Dividend, Opsumit Approval Awaited

14.02.2013 - Swiss group Actelion has raised its dividend 25% as it awaits a U.S. regulatory decision on a new heart and lung drug it hopes will cut its dependency on current mainstay Tracleer...

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Heavy Flu Season Helps Reckitt Beat Profit Forecasts

13.02.2013 - An unusually severe cold and flu season in the United States helped drive full-year profits higher at Britain's Reckitt Benckiser, maker of Strepsils throat lozenges and Mucinex...