30.04.2012
- Watson Pharmaceuticals posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, as generic versions of the Lipitor cholesterol fighter and Lovenox blood thinner helped revenue soar...
30.04.2012
- Specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott said it would explore strategic options, including preliminary talks with potential buyers, sending its shares up as much as 24%...
28.04.2012
- French drugmaker Sanofi posted better-than-expected quarterly results, bolstered by strong emerging markets, breaking with a trend of earnings misses by European rivals AstraZeneca...
27.04.2012
- A European Union plan to tighten drug packaging rules in a bid to stamp out counterfeits has triggered a row between makers of big name medicines and those producing cheap generics...
27.04.2012
- Pharmaceutical firm Shire posted a 20% rise in first-quarter earnings on Thursday, just beating market expectations, as its drugs to treat hyperactivity again lifted market share...
27.04.2012
- U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb said on Thursday that it received a subpoena from securities regulators regarding its sales and marketing practices in various foreign countries...
26.04.2012
- AstraZeneca Chief Executive David Brennan is to step down on June 1 in an abrupt exit after six years in the top job, following rising investor discontent at the company's...
26.04.2012
- Johnson & Johnson is sending in a former Army Ranger to clean up several big messes that have hurt its reputation, earnings and share price in the past three years. Alex Gorsky...
