Pharmaceuticals
Glenmark wins favourable interim order in deal with Napo
14 Jan 2012
In a significant positive for Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, its US partner in a drug development and marketing agreement, Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc, will not be able to terminate a deal thanks to an arbitration order
Bristol-Myers to acquire hepatitis C oral drug developer Inhibitex for $2.5 bn
09 Jan 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb over the weekend said that it will buy Inhibitex Inc, for about $2.5 billion in cash in order to expand its broad hepatitis C portfolio
Zydus Cadila acquires Biochem Pharmaceuticals
21 Dec 2011
Medical device maker C R Bard acquires Lutonix
21 Dec 2011
Ranbaxy to pay $500 million to settle USFDA ban
21 Dec 2011
Covidien plans to spin off pharmaceuticals business
16 Dec 2011
Covidien’s $2 billion pharmaceuticals business is among the top 10 generic drug makers in the US
Glenmark to market Crofelemer despite Napo nix
15 Dec 2011
AstraZeneca to cut 1,150 sales jobs in the US
08 Dec 2011
Ranbaxy to share Lipitor profits with Teva
02 Dec 2011
Teva today acknowledged that it has entered into a profit-sharing deal with Ranbaxy, but did not provide details of what it was doing to earn that money
Unlimited FDI in pharma sector worries Jena
30 Nov 2011
Merck to pay $950 million to settle Vioxx drug charges
24 Nov 2011
Vioxx was the centre of a long-running probe by the DoJ for Merck having promoted the painkiller without approval
Gilead Sciences to acquire hepatitis C drug developer Pharmasset for $11 bn
21 Nov 2011
Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset is aimed at diversifying its portfolio to experimental treatments for the hepatitis C virus
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