Pharmaceutical industry – Page 43
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Actavis boosts antibiotics with Durata buyout
$820 million deal gives Actavis control of newly-approved intravenous antibiotic
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Becton Dickinson to buy CareFusion for $12bn
Medical devices merger continues consolidation trend
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J&J to buy antiviral specialist Alios
$1.75 billion deal brings Phase II compounds for hepatitis C and respiratory syncytial virus
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FeatureTransparency measures forced on pharma
Previous misdemeanours are compelling the pharmaceutical industry to be more open with financial information and clinical data, writes Nuala Moran
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Lumara splits and sells to AMAG and Perrigo
Lumara has just emerged from bankruptcy and brings a drug for suppressing pre-term birth, plus other women’s health products
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India backs off drug pricing controls
Current price caps will stand, but rules on how new caps can be imposed are being tightened
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Review says cheaper drug is safe for eye disease
Cochrane collaboration says side effects of expensive Lucentis and off-label Avastin are similar
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Gilead licenses generic hepatitis C drug in India
Company aims to head off competition and grab a slice of royalties
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Pharma sales ‘will reach $1 trillion’ in 2014
Report predicts continued growth as sales reach an all-time high
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Cipla targets asthma market with Advair copy
Indian pharma company Cipla has launched a generic version of GSK’s best selling drug
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Servier to appear in adverts over lack of transparency
Adverts in the medical press will name French pharma firm for failing to comply with disclosure rules
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Piramal exits drug discovery in India
Company will concentrate on generic medicines and clinical and contract research.
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Novo Nordisk quits inflammation R&D and cuts jobs
Firm will return to primary focus on diabetes and obesity
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Exelexis slashes workforce by 70%
Poor clinical trial performance pushes company into cost-cutting drive
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BusinessRoche to buy InterMune for respiratory boost
$8.3bn deal gives Roche a leading position in pulmonary fibrosis
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Clinical collaborations drive cancer immunotherapy
Companies race to pair up chemotherapy drugs with immune system-boosting antibodies to greatest effect in trials
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OpinionDeath of a reagent
Fashion and progress combine to mean some reactions and reagents persist, while others fall by the wayside, says Derek Lowe
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Sanofi snaps up inhaled insulin licence
Deal gives Mannkind access to global manufacturing and distribution for recently-approved Afrezza
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Single shot antibiotic approved for skin infections
Third drug in three months approved under US antimicrobials incentive scheme