Topic - generic

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Biosciences

Ranbaxy Wins Simvastatin Ruling

Generic drug makers get to keep 180-day exclusivity when the FDA de-lists patents.
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Biosciences

Sanofi-Aventis Profit Slips 12%

Drug maker hit hard in Q3 as rival launches generic blood thinner.
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Biosciences

Generics Knock at Zocor’s Door

Generics companies scramble as Merck’s cholesterol-lowering statin loses its patent.
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Biosciences

Pharma Makes Gains Abroad

Growth is shifting, but the industry is none the poorer for that.
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General news, Biosciences

FTC to Probe Pharma Firms

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will investigate whether authorized generics flout competition laws.
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General news, Biosciences

Ranbaxy on Acquisition Path

The Indian pharmaceutical giant buys Romanian and Belgian generic drug companies.
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General news, Biosciences

Mixed Results: Pfizer, Novartis

Drug giants draw opposite reactions to their fourth-quarter earnings.
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Biosciences

Cephalon Strikes Teva Deal

The two drug makers settle a patent dispute over a sleep drug, sending Cephalon’s shares up 5 percent.
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General news, Biosciences

Ranbaxy to Fight Patent at Trial

Indian pharma giant plans trial on Pfizer’s blood-pressure drug patent.
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Biosciences

Pfizer Retains Lipitor Patent

The United Kingdom’s High Court rules in favor of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company on the main Lipitor patent.
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Biosciences

New Money from Old Drugs

“Me-too” drugs are sapping too much from national health budgets, according to Canadian scientists.
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General news, Biosciences

Novartis Bids $4.5B for Chiron

As the Swiss giant aims for more power in the vaccine market, Chiron’s shares jump more than 18 percent.
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General news, Biosciences

Teva Buys IVAX for $7.4B

Teva Pharmaceutical acquiring generic pharmaceutical maker IVAX, rendering Teva the largest generic drug maker.
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Biosciences

Drugs & Devices Report

Brand-name drug prices rise; a black box for seven anti-psychotics; Pfizer under fire; Medtronic gets an OK.
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General news, Biosciences, Finance

Dr. Reddy’s big deal

Indian pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s announces a $56-million partnership with the country’s largest private equity investor.
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General news, Biosciences, Finance

Drugs & Devices

Microscience gains funding; Heart devices get European boost; India moves closer to product patents; Gilead and Japan Tobacco strike a deal; VISX gets FDA approval.
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General news, Biosciences

Drug patents for India

India’s government proposes western-style patent laws to make it illegal to copy drugs protected by intellectual property laws elsewhere.