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China Blocks GSK Finance Head From Leaving Country

18.07.2013 - Chinese authorities investigating the alleged bribery of doctors and officials by GlaxoSmithKline have stopped the drugmaker's head of finance for China, a British citizen, from...

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Teva, Sun Pharma to Pay $2.15 Billion to Settle Pfizer Patent Suit

12.06.2013 - Pfizer said Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries would pay $2.15 billion to settle a patent suit related to its acid-reflux drug. This is the first...

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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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Lundbeck's Alcohol Dependency Drug Gets EU Green Light

18.12.2012 - A novel drug to fight alcohol dependency was given a green light by European regulators on Friday, providing a boost to Danish drugmaker Lundbeck at a time when its top product...

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Drug Industry Treading Water on R&D Productivity

04.12.2012 - Drug companies are becoming more efficient in hunting for new treatments, though this has yet to be reflected in improved investment returns, according to a report on Tuesday. Low...

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Lawsuits over Flaws in Generic Drugs

02.12.2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether generic drug manufacturers can be subjected to personal injury lawsuits that allege flaws in the design of drugs, even...

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Thriving Generics

25.09.2012 - Market Transition - When we think about the patent cliff, an image along the lines of a massive waterfall, with companies' revenues in free fall comes to mind. What we usually...

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Watson Sues FDA on Generic Diabetes Drug Ruling

15.08.2012 - Generic drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging a ruling against Watson's generic version of a big-selling diabetes drug, Actos...