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December 26, 2007
Cubist acquires Illumigen in potential $341.5 million deal

Cubist Pharmaceuticals may pay up to $341.5 million to buy Illumigen Biosciences, adding an experimental...

December 26, 2007
FDA issues tentative approval for Noven's Stavzor

Noven Pharmaceuticals Thursday announced that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a tentative approval...

December 26, 2007
Study indicates potential danger from aspirin/hormone therapy mix

A letter published in the Dec. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...

December 25, 2007
CDC says doctors should postpone final Hib vaccine due to shortage

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that the...

December 25, 2007
FDA issues Wyeth approvable letter for bazedoxifene

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that they have received a second approvable letter for Bazedoxifene from the...

December 25, 2007
Jazz, Solvay receive approvable letter from FDA regarding extended-release Luvox

The Food and Drug Administration issued an approvable letter for Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Once-a-Day Luvox CR...

December 25, 2007
Pfizer receives FDA approvable letter for dalbavancin

Pfizer announced this week that the Food and Drug Administration has issued them an approvable...

December 25, 2007
Senate passes Medicare, SCHIP bill, but misses I.T. mandate

Despite the lack of a White House-requested I.T. mandate, President Bush has said that he...

December 25, 2007
Stake in drug-testing contractor purchased in $3 billion-plus deal

In a deal worth a reported $3 billion-plus, One Equity Partners’ stake in drug trial...

December 25, 2007
Teva launches generic Protonix, Wyeth heads to court to claim damages

Despite having a patent in place until 2010, Wyeth was forced to go to court...

December 20, 2007
Abbott announces EC approval of Humira for psoriasis

Abbott Laboratories announced that the European Commission approved the marketing of Humira as a treatment...

December 20, 2007
ECHO releases new report presenting overview of diabetes in Alabama

The Employers Coalition for Healthcare Options released a new report on the prevalence, cost and...

December 20, 2007
FDA presents Neurocrine with second approvable letter for indiplon

The Food and Drug Administration has sent a second approvable letter to Neurocrine Biosciences informing...

December 20, 2007
FDA stresses safety information for fentanyl patch

The Food and Drug Administration has issued its second safety warning about all fentanyl transdermal...

December 20, 2007
Florida to offer senior prescription discount card

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced yesterday a new prescription discount card for seniors and others...

December 20, 2007
Genentech resolves Avastin dispute with opthamologists

Genentech has resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists over the use of its cancer drug Avastin,...

December 20, 2007
GPhA lauds Congress for increased FDA funding

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association has openly applauded Congress for approving a $6 million increase in...

December 20, 2007
GSK files NDA with FDA for promacta/revolade

GlaxoSmithKline has filed a new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration to market...

December 20, 2007
Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis announce $312 million stock sale

The biopharmaceutical company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said yesterday that it closed a $312 million common stock...

December 20, 2007
Respironics to merge with Philips in $5.1 billion deal

Respironics on Friday announced a definitive merger agreement with Royal Philips Electronics, which will commence...

December 20, 2007
Sabine Vollmer recieves NACDS' 'Great Communicator' honor

Reporter Sabine Vollmer, biotechnology and pharmacy staff writer, with The News & Observer in Raleigh,...

December 20, 2007
Teva announces new generic drug for treating bacterial infections

Teva announced today the availability of its new drug ceftriaxone for injection....

December 20, 2007
Three Rivers to buy Valeant's Infergen in possible $90 million-plus deal

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has agreed to sell its U.S. and Canadian rights to its hepatitis C...

December 20, 2007
Walgreens announces record sales and earnings for Q1 2008

Walgreens Friday announced record sales and earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008....

December 19, 2007
Biogen Idec announces first company to join its biologics program

Biogen Idec announced Thursday that Escoublac would be the first company to join its Innovation...

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