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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...

December 11, 2007
Abbott files Depakote patent suit against Zydus Cadila

Abbott Laboratories has filed a lawsuit in the New Jersey District Court against Zydus Cadila...

December 11, 2007
AmerisourceBergen expects possible 20 percent earnings increase

AmerisourceBergen will again release its previous first quarter and full fiscal year 2008 information at...

December 11, 2007
FDA grants Mylan tentative approval for generic Lamictal

Mylan Pharmaceuticals has received tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a generic...

December 11, 2007
FDA panel votes in favor of vernakalant approval

An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration has voted 6-2 in favor to...

December 11, 2007
FDA requires added warning about carbamazepine for Asians

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that manufacturers of drugs containing the active ingredient...

December 11, 2007
Merck's annual briefing includes updates on new business plan

Merck held its annual business briefing recently during which the company reviewed the progress it...

December 11, 2007
Merck, Schering-Plough under House investigation over Zetia trial

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating Merck and Schering-Plough for their handling...

December 11, 2007
NACDS hails passage by House members of equal-access provisions of military bill

The National Association of Chain Drugs Stores was quick to praise the U.S. House of...

December 11, 2007
NoMoreClipboard.com, ReliefInsite.com partner to offer online pain management module

NoMoreClipboard.com and ReliefInsite.com have teamed up to ease pain management for patients, practitioners and caregivers....

December 11, 2007
Simulations Plus signs multi-year deal with major pharma company

Simulations Plus, a provider of software for pharmaceutical and biotechnology discovery and development, has announced...

December 10, 2007
Dey awards Critical Theraputics $5 million milestone payment for Zyflo

Critical Therapeutics has received $5 million as part of a milestone payment from Dey as...

December 10, 2007
FDA delays approval of Requip in extended release form

The Food and Drug Administration has delayed the approval of an extended release version of...

December 10, 2007
FDA sees potential link between proton-pump inhibitors and hip fractures, not heart problems

When the Food and Drug Administration released a statement Monday declaring such drugs as Prilosec...

December 10, 2007
GSK inks potential $1.4 billion development deal with OncoMed

GlaxoSmithKline and OncoMed Pharmaceuticals have entered into an agreement to discover, develop and market novel...

December 10, 2007
GSK, Galapagos team up on anti-infectives

In a recent move of acquisitions, GlaxoSmithKline has reached an agreement with Galapagos to discover...

December 10, 2007
Hartford study ranks most popular workers' comp prescriptions

The Hartford Financial Services Group released its 2006 annual study of the 25 most costly...

December 10, 2007
Medical Futures gets license from Anesiva to market Zingo

Anesiva and Medical Futures have announced an agreement granting an exclusive license to Medical Futures...

December 10, 2007
Pfizer wins Caduet patent suit over Ranbaxy

A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled...

December 10, 2007
Roche nominates its own candidates for Ventana board

Roche has been trying to acquire Ventana for about six months and Ventana has called...

December 10, 2007
Study shows illicit drug use down, prescription drug use high among teens

Results from the 2007 Monitoring the Future survey, announced Tuesday at a news conference held...

December 9, 2007
Celgene releases positive data from Revlimid study

Celgene International has released data from a new clinical study regarding its Revlimid drug, which...

December 9, 2007
Court overturns $3 million jury award against Wyeth's Prempro

A judge has overturned a jury’s decision to award a woman $3 million for claiming...

December 9, 2007
Eisai to acquire MGI Pharma for $3.9 billion

Eisai has agreed to buy the biopharmaceutical company MGI Pharma for $3.9 billion as a...