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05/22/2013 - 10:11am

Elan buys Austrian drug maker, stake in Dubai drug maker

Irish drug maker Elan is paying about $380 million to buy two drug makers, the company said.

05/21/2013 - 2:44pm

Mylan hires Julie Bowen in anaphylaxis campaign

A subsidiary of drug maker Mylan is sponsoring a campaign to draw attention to severe allergic reactions.

05/21/2013 - 2:16pm

Report forecasts rapid rise in specialty drug spending through 2015

Spending on specialty drugs is likely to increase by 67% over the next couple of years, according to a new study by pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

05/21/2013 - 2:02pm

Impax ships authorized generic version of Zomig

Impax Labs has launched an authorized generic drug for migraine headaches under a partnership with AstraZeneca, Impax said.

05/21/2013 - 10:41am

Morning sickness pill launched

Drug maker Duchesnay USA has launched a new treatment for morning sickness, the company announced.

05/21/2013 - 10:21am

Court upholds Mylan's patents on COPD drug

A federal appellate court has ruled in favor of Mylan in a case involving a drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the drug maker said.

05/20/2013 - 10:27am

Actavis, Warner Chilcott reach acquisition deal

Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion, the drug maker said.

05/17/2013 - 11:31am

FDA advisory committee to meet in July on opioid painkiller

A Food and Drug Administration panel will consider whether to recommend approval for an experimental painkiller in July, the drug's developer said Friday.

05/15/2013 - 4:35pm

FDA approves J&J's Simponi for ulcerative colitis

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Johnson & Johnson for treating ulcerative colitis, the agency said Wednesday.

05/15/2013 - 3:18pm

Committee advances bill to secure pharmaceutical supply chain

A federal drug track-and-trace bill has made it out of a congressional committee.