Pharmaceutical Industry News

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- A lack of options for achieving growth goals outside the U.S. spurred Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to outbid Pfizer Inc. for Ratiopharm GmbH. The nine-month contest ended

Teva to Acquire Top German Generics Maker for $5 Billion - 117 Minutes ago

is already the worlds leading generic drug maker, including the United States market. Shloma Yanai, right, chief executive of Teva, and Hans-Joachim Ziems, chairman of VEM Holding, Ratiopharmâ??s parent

GSK boosted as rival fears recede - 2 Hours ago

-2.01 GLAXOSMITHKLINE led the FTSE 100 yesterday as fears eased over the threat posed by cheap generic drugs to one of its star performers. The pharmaceutical giant rose on news that Novartis handed back

Emdeon Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results - 93 Minutes ago

Emdeon , a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009, as summarized

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Lilly signs licensing pact for testosterone aid - 116 Minutes ago

Eli Lilly and Co., which found success with its erectile-dysfunction drug Cialis, is taking steps that could lead to the launch of another mens health product. The Indianapolis drug maker said Monday

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CPEX Pharmaceuticals Files Preliminary Proxy Materials and Nomina... - 4 Hours ago

Company: CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc (CPEX) CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPEX) today announced that it has filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its 2010

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Teva Nabs Germany's Ratiopharm for $5 Billion - 7 Hours ago

(Adds advisers in 10th paragraph.) March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreed to buy Ratiopharm GmbH for 3.63 billion euros ($5 billion), ending a nine-month battle for Germanys

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Montara woman sues drug company over birth control pills - 12 Hours ago

A Montara woman has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals asserting it sold birth control pills that it knew were risky and that she suffered organ failure as a result of taking them. Louise Thanos

Sector Wrap: Pharmaceuticals, Financials, REITs - Zibb.com - 7 Hours ago

Companies: Department 56, Inc. (DFS), General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP), Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG), Pfizer, Inc. (PFE), Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) The markets continue to

Glaxo up as Novartis drops generic Advair in U.S. - 7 Hours ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Novartis has handed back U.S. rights to a drug widely believed to be a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's lung blockbuster Advair, reducing the risk of cheap copies in Glaxo's biggest

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Novartis Drops U.S. Drug Rights, Easing Glaxo Threat (Update2) - 7 Hours ago

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Novartis AG returned U.S. development rights to a generic version of an asthma drug to U.K. partner Vectura Group Plc, potentially easing the threat to GlaxoSmithKline Plcâ??s

Has Roche Given Up On Diabetes Devices? - 8 Hours ago

Sometimes a message is sent by what's not said rather than what is said. Today Roche is holding their investor day and when Daniel O'Day, chief operating officer of diagnostics approached the podium and

Somaxon Pharma Skyrockets on FDA Approval of Insomnia Drug Sileno... - 8 Hours ago

Company: Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc (SOMX) 3/18/2010-Shares of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SOMX) are trading 71% higher to $6.70 Thursday after the company announced that it has received U.S. Food

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Factbox: Teva Pharmaceutical's history of acquisitions - 8 Hours ago

Wed, Mar 17 2010 (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA.O) (TEVA.TA) said on Thursday it would acquire Germany's Ratiopharm for 3.625 billion euros ($4.95 billion) including debt. Deals| Germany

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It's a very good fit for Teva, and the market will view it positively. - 11 Hours ago

Teva, which beat U.S. drugs powerhouse Pfizer (PFE.N Put on the auction block by Germany's Merckle family as its business empire crumbled, Ratiopharm vies with Stada (STAGn. DE None of the other companies

Healthcare Reform, Public Perception Mean Greater Scrutiny of Pharma Meetings - 12 Hours ago

Highlights How legislative healthcare reform efforts will effect pharmaceutical meetings. The uncertain future of the countryâ??s healthcare system has direct implications for biopharmaceutical and medical

GlaxoSmithKline gives FTSE 100 a lift - 12 Hours ago

edged up around 14 points to 5658 just after 12.30 as investors raided miners following their recent rebound. Fresnillo slipped 1.3pc, Vedanta Resources fell 0.97pc and Eurasian lost 0.7pc. In the doldrums

AstraZeneca plc reports share repurchase - Zibb.com - 11 Hours ago

Company: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plc (LSE:AZN) (NYSE:AZN) (OMX:AZN) declared on Thursday that the company has purchased for cancellation 600,000 ordinary

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Walgreens to buy assets of 17 stores from USA Drug - 12 Hours ago

DEERFIELD, Ill. â?? Walgreen Co. plans to acquire prescription files and other assets of 17 Ike's and Super D drug stores in the Memphis, Tenn., area from USA Drug. Walgreens said Thursday that under