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December 13, 2007
Bradley introduces first new topical wart treatment in ten years

Bradley Pharmaceuticals today announced the launch of its new drug, Veregen ointment 15%....

December 13, 2007
Court agrees to halt January imposition of AMP-based Medicaid payment formula

In a dramatic turn of events and a major victory for beleaguered retail pharmacy leaders,...

December 13, 2007
Court rules in favor of Depomed in AcuForm case

Depomed has won summary judgment in a U.S. District Court in a patent infringement case...

December 13, 2007
Impax responds to recinded FDA acceptance of Impax's generic Opana ER

Impax Laboratories has responded to the Food and Drug Administration following the agency’s acceptance withdrawal...

December 13, 2007
Merck-GSK team fails to turn FDA committee in Mevacor debate

Not even the ninth-inning addition of savvy switch-veteran GlaxoSmithKline could convince Food and Drug Administration...

December 13, 2007
New specialty pharmacy practice model set for January groundbreaking in Alabama

Two pharmacy professors from Auburn University and one of the school’s alumni are designing a...

December 13, 2007
Pharmacy-friendly TRICARE bill moves forward with passage of equal access provisions in Senate

A military spending bill that eliminates roadblocks to the unrestricted use of retail pharmacies by...

December 13, 2007
Sanofi, Abbott sue Glenmark over Tarka patent

Sanofi Aventis and Abbott have filed a lawsuit against Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. District...

December 13, 2007
Solvay vows to work with FDA on approval of tedisamil

Solvay Pharmaceuticals said it will continue to work closely with the Food and Drug Administration...

December 13, 2007
Student designs new insulin delivery in a wristwatch

A German student has designed a new mobile device to help pump insulin in a...

December 13, 2007
Winn-Dixie donates more than $1 million to nonprofits for holiday season

Winn-Dixie has donated $1,050,000 to 39 non-profit community organizations throughout the Southeast in the past week....

December 12, 2007
AstraZeneca files series of patent lawsuits against potential generic Crestor producers

AstraZeneca has filed patent infringement actions against a total of eight drug companies who are...

December 12, 2007
Biogen's lack of buyer interest triggers stock price dive

Biogen has reported that after two months of looking for a potential buyer, it has...

December 12, 2007
Britain's pharmaceutical society supports U.K.'s decision on oral contraception

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain supports the U.K. Department of Health’s recent decision...

December 12, 2007
Bush vetoes SCHIP bill for second time

President Bush vetoed a bill yesterday that would have continued the State Children’s Health Insurance...

December 12, 2007
California Rx signs up 55,000 residents

The California Rx Card Program reported that more than 55,000 Californians have received a free...

December 12, 2007
China institutes first-ever drug recall policy

China began on Wednesday a nationwide recall system that makes companies responsible for recalling harmful...

December 12, 2007
FDA approves Kuvan for treatment of PKU

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Kuvan, by BioMatrin Pharmaceuticals, as the first drug...

December 12, 2007
FDA approves Lannet's generic Ionamin

Lannet has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its application for phentermine...

December 12, 2007
FDA approves Teva's generic Trileptal

The Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval to Teva for its application to...

December 12, 2007
Group of independent business owners urges House leaders to support FAST Act

In a clear gesture of support for independent pharmacy owners, the National Federation of Independent...

December 12, 2007
M2D2 receives $500,000 grant to develop new medical devices

The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (or M2D2), a collaboration of UMass Lowell and the...

December 12, 2007
Merck issues voluntary recall of pediatric vaccine

Merck is recalling about 1.2 million doses of a pediatric vaccine used to protect against...

December 12, 2007
National Cancer Institute symposium emphasizes technology's role in health care

The future of the health care industry is based on how much they will integrate...

December 12, 2007
PhRMA, D.A.R.E. partner on anti-drug abuse curriculum

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and D.A.R.E. America jointly announced a new school...