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Pharmaceutical Industry News and InformationFri, 06 Mar 2009 21:11:29 +0000http://backend.userland.com/rss092enRoche Goes All Out to Get Genentech…Interesting news... Forbes
Swiss-based Roche Holding realizes there is little it can do to provoke Genentech into accepting its takeover offer, but that doesn't mean the pharmaceutical company is going to stop trying to persuade the biotech's shareholders.
Roche Holding announced Friday that it would raise its hostile takeover bid for the ...
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Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs ‘that threaten human identity’Very interesting. Ethical? That's a different issue... Daily Mail UK
A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.
The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories.
But British experts said the breakthrough raises disturbing ethical questions ...
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Glaxo to cut prices for poor countriesCommon sense prevails... WSJ
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-biggest drug maker by sales, plans to cut prices in the world's poorest countries and invest 20% of its profit from those markets into building health clinics and other infrastructure.
In a speech at Harvard Medical School on Friday, Glaxo Chief Executive Andrew Witty ...
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200kg of fake Viagra seized in India…How people can engage in the business of fake drug distribution is beyond me... ToI
NEW DELHI: Four years after the drug for erectile dysfunction, Viagra, was launched in India, the Haryana Police claimed to have seized on Sunday more than 200 kg of fake drugs from a unit in Udyog ...
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Abbott Labs: A Prescription for SuccessInteresting article about Abbott Labs, seems they have a good thing, let's see if they can keep it going... Barrons
IT LOOKS AS IF ABBOTT LABORATORIES HAS discovered the secret of healthy living. While most of its rivals are flat on their backs, the pharmaceutical giant has been cranking out promising ...
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Creative Capitalism Vs. Malaria: The Back StoryVery interesting stuff.. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Businessweek
My colleague Steve Hamm has a piece in the Jan. 26 issue of BusinessWeek on one of the most forward-thinking collaborations out there today. It’s called the Artemisinin Project, an unconventional effort by Big Pharma’s sanofi-aventis, biotech upstart ...
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APP launches generic anesthetic injectionAPP Pharmaceuticals has launched its rocuronium bromide injection, a generic equivalent of Organon's anaesthetic Zemuron.
The injection is being sold in two dosages, 50mg and 100mg, and is used mostly in hospitals and clinics as an intravenous neuromuscular blocking agent.
"In addition to safety measures such as barcoding and latex-free stoppers, APP ...
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American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2006 Annual MeetingMedscape News - from, has received grants for educational activities from, and has served as an advisor or consultant to ALTANA, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, and Novartis. Dr. Mahr has also disclosed that he has received grants for educational activities from Alcon Latest NewsdBusinessNews.com - ...
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Merck, Wyeth Shares Fall After ReportsAssociated Press - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Shares of drug makers Wyeth and Merck & Co. took a hit Tuesday after disappointing earnings reports, but for different reasons: Wyeth missed analysts' expectations by a wide margin, while Merck's profit plunged due to ongoing Choral Society concert set for ...
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A cut aboveBoston Globe - Last week we picked up rib-eyes from six markets around Boston: Costco Wholesale , John Dewar & Company, Roche Bros., Shaw's, Stop & Shop, and Whole Foods Market . We stopped by without placing any orders, looking for basic steaks, nothing prime Nikkei hits 3-week ...
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