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April 23, 2012

AstraZeneca buys Ardea Biosciences for $1.26 billion

Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca will buy a San Diego-based biotech company for $1.26 billion, the two said Monday.

April 11, 2012

Takeda Pharmaceutical will acquire privately owned drug maker URL Pharma for $800 million, the companies said Wednesday.

August 17, 2011

Savient gout drug shows improvements, according to study

Patients with gout taking a drug made by Savient Pharmaceuticals experienced "significant" improvements, according to results of two late-stage clinical trials published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 25, 2011

Savient's Krystexxa launches in the United States

Savient said its newest drug is the first and only therapy available to treat chronic gout in adult patients refractory to conventional therapy.

February 17, 2011

Savient announces executive appointments

Savient Pharmaceuticals announced changes to its management team as it gears up for the commercial launch of its chronic gout treatment.

January 25, 2011

Head of Lilly's oncology biz resigns

John Johnson is bidding Eli Lilly adieu.

December 10, 2010

Gout treatment market to be driven by biotech drugs, Decision Resources finds

Biotech drugs will help drive the markets for acute and chronic gout through 2019, according to a new report by market research firm Decision Resources.

December 1, 2010

Savient begins shipping gout drug

Drug maker Savient Pharmaceuticals has begun shipping its new gout treatment to specialty distributors, the company said Tuesday.

November 4, 2010

Savient announces shipping date for chronic gout treatment

Drug maker Savient Pharmaceuticals will begin shipping its treatment for chronic gout to specialty distributors...

September 30, 2010

FDA has eye on companies that sell oral colchicine

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on companies that sell an unapproved treatment...

September 14, 2010

FDA approves gout treatment from Savient

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for gout, a painful condition...