Pharmaceuticals

UK acitivists cry foul as animal experiments rise

14 Jul 2011

Consortium led by PE firm Apax to buy Kinetic Concepts for $4.98 bn

13 Jul 2011

KCI, best known for its negative-pressure wound-therapy products, is being acquired by  consortium of private equity firm Apax Partners and two Canadian pension firms.

Gilead Sciences, Inc in pact with four Indian pharma firms for 3 anti-HIV drugs

12 Jul 2011

Orchid shuts Alathur plant on pollution concerns

12 Jul 2011

Sanofi to sell skincare business to Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $425 mn

11 Jul 2011

Medtronic to buy two heart-valve device makers in deals worth $645 million

08 Jul 2011

Pfizer plans to sell animal health and nutrition businesses

07 Jul 2011

EU regulator approves Eli Lilly’s acquisition of J&J’s animal health unit

07 Jul 2011

Cadila plant gets FDA warning before it begins production

07 Jul 2011

US FDA slaps ban on Dr Reddy’s Mexico products

07 Jul 2011

Inter-ministerial group suggests cut in pharma FDI cap to 49%

06 Jul 2011

Novartis to file breast cancer combination drug Afinitor

05 Jul 2011

Wockhardt receives tentative US FDA approval for generic version of Patanol ophthalmic solution

01 Jul 2011

Strides gets European regulatory nod for oral dosage cancer facility

01 Jul 2011

GSK to pay $40.75 mn to 37 US states to settle sub-standard manufacturing lawsuit

24 Jun 2011

AstraZeneca close to selling dental implants unit to Dentsply for $1.8 billion: report

21 Jun 2011

Wockhardt launches three new products in the United States

21 Jun 2011

US FDA approves Strides Arcolab's levofloxacin injection

21 Jun 2011

Russia, China precede India for AstraZeneca's expansion plans

18 Jun 2011

Zydus Cadila arm to acquire US specialty pharma firm Nesher

17 Jun 2011

Dr Reddy's chemicals plant in Mexico receives USFDA warning

15 Jun 2011

Varaprasad Reddy appointed chairman of Shantha Biotechnics, Harish Iyer is CEO

13 Jun 2011

Novo Nordisk to pay $25 million to settle US probe

13 Jun 2011

Aurobindo receives USFDA approval for Alprazolam extended-release tablets

08 Jun 2011

AstraZeneca to pay $250,000 to 124 women for sex discrimination

07 Jun 2011