Pharmaceuticals

UK drug maker Shire confirms merger talks with AbbVie

12 Jul 2014

UK animal activists furious over rise in lab testing despite govt promise

11 Jul 2014

Genentech to pay up to $1.7 bn for oncology firm Seragon

03 Jul 2014

Cipla to acquire 51% stake in Yemeni pharma firm

30 Jun 2014

Ranbaxy’s US arm gets FDA nod to market generic Diovan

27 Jun 2014

India may extend price control to more drugs

25 Jun 2014

AstraZeneca India delisting under Sebi lens for cheating investors

25 Jun 2014

Sebi says it would take appropriate measures in order to protect the interest of retail investors in the delisting process

Dr Reddy’s Lab recalls 13,560 bottles of heart drug in US

21 Jun 2014

Collectis shares surge on Pfizer deal

19 Jun 2014

Valeant starts hostile takeover process for Allergan

19 Jun 2014

Cipla buys 60% stake in Sri Lankan co in marketing push

17 Jun 2014

Japan’s Mieji Holdings buys out Medreich for $290 mn

12 Jun 2014

DIPP seeks curbs as UPA-II clears over 49% FII stake in pharma sector

09 Jun 2014

EU lifts ban on Ranbaxy’s Toansa-made drugs

06 Jun 2014

European regulators on Thursday lifted the EU ban on drugs manufactured at Ranbaxy Laboratories' Toansa plant, saying they do not pose a risk to public health

Medtronic mulls takeover of London-based Smith & Nephew

05 Jun 2014

US FDA gives `fast-track’ status for AstraZeneca’s novel antibiotic for treatment of gonorrhea

04 Jun 2014

FDA hits Wockhardt again; this time over Illinois plant

04 Jun 2014

Wockhardt again faces strictures from the US FDA – this time over its facility in Chicago in Illinois

Valeant raises offer for the second time this week for Allergan to $53.8 bn

31 May 2014

Zydus Group initiates Phase III trials of Lipalglyn drug for use in lipodystrophy

30 May 2014

Stryker denies Smith & Nephew bid

29 May 2014

Valeant raises Allergan bid to $49.44 bn: analysts say new offer still too low

29 May 2014

A successful deal with Allergan would more than double the size of Valeant and make it one of the largest specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world

Nestlé to buy five skin care products from Valeant for $1.4 bn

28 May 2014

British watchdog launches criminal probe into GSK over bribery

28 May 2014

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over alleged bribery in China and in other countries

Pfizer drops AstarZeneca take over bid

28 May 2014

AP High Court vacates stay on Ranbaxy-Sun Pharma merger

24 May 2014

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has vacated a stay on the proposed merger of Ranbaxy Laboratories with Sun Pharma over alleged insider trading in Ranbaxy shares ahead of the merger announcement