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March 2, 2010
Walgreens completes acquisition of SpecialtyScripts

Walgreens has completed its acquisition of prescription files from Cardinal Health subsidiary SpecialtyScripts, based in...

March 1, 2010
Abbott, Enanta hope hepatitis C drug will boost market

The market for hepatitis C drugs could get a boost if a clinical trial program...

March 1, 2010
FDA approves extended-release painkiller

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a regulatory approval application for a pain drug...

March 1, 2010
FDA committee recommends kidney transplant drug be approved

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval for a biotech drug for treating kidney...

March 1, 2010
GAO: Specialty drugs accounted for 10% of Medicare Part D spending in 2007

The kinds of high-cost drugs commonly dispensed in specialty pharmacies accounted for 10% of the...

February 28, 2010
FDA accepts regulatory application for Qnexa

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a regulatory approval application for a drug to...

February 28, 2010
FDA, EMEA adopt orphan drug report system

Companies developing drugs to treat especially rare conditions may find winning regulatory approval in the...

February 28, 2010
Merck buys Millipore

Merck KGaA plans to buy a Massachusetts life sciences company for $7.2 billion, the German...

February 25, 2010
Bioscrip reports losses in 2009

Bioscrip had revenues of $1.3 billion in 2009, a decline from $1.4 billion in 2008,...

February 25, 2010
FDA approves Shire's Type 1 Gaucher disease

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating a rare genetic...

February 25, 2010
Regulus, GSK develop hepatitis C therapies

Two drug companies plan to work together to develop therapies for hepatitis C....

February 24, 2010
Genentech reports positive clinical results in Avastin trial

A late-stage clinical trial of a drug by Genentech indicates that combining it with chemotherapy...

February 24, 2010
Study finds bitter melon may reduce breast cancer risk

Many Westerners trying it for the first time cringe the moment it enters their mouths,...

February 23, 2010
Centric Health Resources supports third annual Rare Disease Day

A nationwide, patient-centered health management organization, serving patients with rare, ultra-orphan disorders, is supporting the...

February 23, 2010
FDA committee recommends approval of Xifaxan

A Food and Drug Administration committee has recommended approval for a drug to treat a...

February 23, 2010
Report projects breast cancer drug sales to exceed $1 billion

An investigational drug for treating breast cancer will garner sales of more than $1 billion...

February 22, 2010
Combined HIV drug therapy may cause heart rhythm issues

Combining two HIV drugs made by Roche subsidiary Genentech and Abbott could cause abnormalities in...

February 22, 2010
Inhaled CF antibiotic receives FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first inhaled antibiotic for cystic fibrosis in...

February 21, 2010
Decision Resources projects Crohn's disease market surge

The high prices of drugs made by Johnson & Johnson and Abbott will drive the...

February 21, 2010
FDA approves Parkinson's disease treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease made by...

February 18, 2010
FDA approved more than 50 cancer drugs in two years, study says

The Office of Oncology Drug Products at the Food and Drug Administration approved more than...

February 18, 2010
Novartis' Tasigna receives priority review from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration will shorten its review time of a Novartis drug under...

February 18, 2010
Rituxan gets nod of approval from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Roche subsidiary Genentech and...

February 16, 2010
Drug makers sign agreement to develop rheumatoid arthritis drug

Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca and American drug maker Rigel Pharmaceuticals have signed a global licensing...

February 16, 2010
FDA gives orphan-drug designation to treatment for kidney transplant patients

The Food and Drug Administration has given orphan-drug designation to an investigational preventive treatment for...

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