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November 29, 2007
AHIC advocates that HHS supports e-prescribing

The American Health Information Community, an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human...

November 29, 2007
Akorn, Cipla sign agreement over unnamed inhalation drug

Akorn and Cipla on Tuesday announced the signing of an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement...

November 29, 2007
Barr generic birth control pill delayed in wake of Warner Chilcott suit

Barr Pharmaceuticals will delay the introduction of a low-priced, generic version of a Warner Chilcott...

November 29, 2007
Crestor becomes first statin approved by FDA for atherosclerosis

The Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca’s cholesterol medication Crestor as an adjunct to...

November 29, 2007
Diovan approved by FDA for expanded age group

Diovan was recently approved for treating pediatric hypertension in 6-16 year old patients....

November 29, 2007
FDA advocacy coalitions claim regulatory agency lacks adequate funding

Two coalitions that include several former Food-and-Drug-Administration commissioners announced the planned presentation of a 300-page...

November 29, 2007
FDA approves Bethanechol chloride using new application method

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Amneal’s application to manufacture Bethanechol chloride tablets in...

November 29, 2007
FDA committee recommends stronger children's warning for Serevent

The Food and Drug Administration Pediatric Advisory Committee has recommended that the agency strengthen the...

November 29, 2007
Judge dismisses Apotex noninfringement claims over Cosopt

A patent dispute between Merck and Apotex over Merck’s ophthalmic drug Cosopt has been dismissed...

November 29, 2007
Labopharm continues to dispute FDA approvable letters

Labopharm Pharmaceuticals has announced that they will continue their dispute resolution process with the Food...

November 29, 2007
Prometheus, Alizyme ink agreement for Colal-Pred

Prometheus Laboratories has entered into an agreement with Alizyme Therapeutics under which the former will...

November 29, 2007
Prompt-pay Medicare proposals open new rift between PBMs, indies

Deepening the rift between pharmacy benefit managers and independent pharmacy, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association...

November 29, 2007
RPCS to expand $3 generics program to Food Pyramid

RPCS is set to celebrate the successful one-year anniversary of its $3 generic drug program...

November 29, 2007
Schnucks debuts new layout design in its DeKalb store

Schnucks Markets is preparing for its new store opening in DeKalb, Mo., and is now...

November 29, 2007
Study shows Americans overwhelmingly in favor of BTC classification

A study by Leo J. Shapiro & Associates released Thursday found that two-thirds of Americans...

November 29, 2007
UCB files application with FDA for new pain reliever

Belgian pharmaceutical group UCB said on Thursday that it has filed a drug application with...

November 28, 2007
AstraZeneca gets six more months of Arimidex exclusivity

The Food and Drug Administration has granted AstraZeneca an additional six-month period of exclusivity to...

November 28, 2007
Carol Kelly to helm new NACDS department

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced today that as of January, Carol Kelly...

November 28, 2007
FDA approves Avalide for combination hypertension therapy

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for their...

November 28, 2007
FDA committee votes to recommend changes to flu drug labels

The Food and Drug Administration’s Pediatric Advisory Committee voted 9 to 5 to recommend changing...

November 28, 2007
Pipex files NDA with FDA for copper regulating drug

Pipex Pharmaceuticals has filed a new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration for...

November 28, 2007
Sanofi begins $60 million Arizona construction

Sanofi-Aventis has begun construction on a $60 million research center located in Oro Valley, Arizona....

November 28, 2007
Senator says he will examine Avastin pricing by Genentech

Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., has said that the biotech company Genentech’s plan to limit the...

November 28, 2007
TPG Capital to acquire Axcan Pharma for $1.3 billion

Axcan Pharma, a specialty drug manufacturer focused on the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders has entered...

November 28, 2007
Walgreens drops CVS Caremark plans over thorny issue of Rx payment rates

In a dramatic impasse over the issue of prescription reimbursement rates, Walgreen Co. officials said...