Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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With Teva at Crossroads, New CEO Set to Unveil Vision

06.12.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' new Chief Executive Jeremy Levin has promised investors it will be a very different company going forward. Next week he has to prove it. Levin's...

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Top EU Court Upholds AstraZeneca Fine Over Ulcer Drug

06.12.2012 - The European Union's highest court has upheld a €52.5 million ($69 million) antitrust fine levied against AstraZeneca for blocking the entry of cheaper rivals to its then...

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Human Stool Treatment Upends Race to Treat Colon Germ

30.11.2012 - Drugmakers racing to develop medicines and vaccines to combat a germ that ravages the gut and kills thousands have a new challenger: the human stool. For patients hit hardest by...

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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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Ranbaxy Halts Generic Lipitor Production After Recall

30.11.2012 - Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories will stop manufacturing its version of Pfizer's cholesterol fighter, Lipitor, while it gets to the bottom of the cause of a recent...

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Hovione, Solvias Announce Collaborate on Improved Drug Solubility

29.11.2012 - Hovione and Solvias today announced the establishment of a collaboration focused on the development and GMP supply of pharmaceutical co-crystals. This strengthens Hovione's...

Mobilizing for Action in Consumer Healthcare

29.11.2012 - A new market of consumer-focused healthcare products is emerging to occupy the space between consumer goods and pharmaceuticals - and becoming a battleground that giants in both...

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GSK and J&J Lead Rivals in Drug Access for Poor

28.11.2012 - Drugmakers - led by GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson - are stepping up efforts to ensure their medicines are available and affordable in poor countries, after being attacked...