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February 17, 2010
Decision Resources projects growth in targeted cancer drug market

The market for drugs that fight cancer by focusing on specific molecules, proteins and enzymes...

February 17, 2010
GSK, XenoPort receive complete response letter for RLS drug

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a drug used to treat restless...

February 11, 2010
Investors should remember the patent cliff

Some investors quoted in published reports foresee huge gains for such retail pharmacy chains as...

February 8, 2010
Lupin receives FDA approval for Lotrel generic

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic hypertension drug made by India-based Lupin...

February 7, 2010
Report: Drug stores may benefit from patent expiries

Patent expiries on blockbuster branded drugs could mean huge profits for some retail pharmacy chains,...

February 3, 2010
Pfizer braces for the future, despite stellar sales in 2009

Pfizer had some impressive results in the earnings report it released Wednesday, but the company...

February 1, 2010
Decision Resources: Spiriva to remain clinical gold standard as COPD treatment

A drug from Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer will retain Decision Resources’ status as a gold...

January 26, 2010
EpiCept gets orphan drug designation from FDA

A topical treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia, more commonly known as shingles, has received an orphan...

January 26, 2010
Pfizer discusses updated pipeline

Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth appears to be paying off for the world’s largest drug maker....

January 24, 2010
Decision Resources: Fibromyalgia drug may have firm grasp on market through 2018

A hypothetical fibromyalgia drug that improved sleeping quality better than the top-selling drugs on the...

January 19, 2010
Report: Pfizer, Teva vie for German generic drug maker

Two drug companies are in a race to buy a German generic drug maker, according...

January 13, 2010
FDA finds Spiriva does not raise risk of heart attack, stroke

Data from a recent review of a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease do not...

January 6, 2010
Pfizer to develop cancer drug with Debiopharm

Two drug makers have entered an agreement to develop a drug designed to treat melanoma....

January 5, 2010
Study: NSAID may reduce skin cancer

A new study found that a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug may reduce a patient's risk of...

January 3, 2010
NACDS to host CPSIA compliance webinars

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores will host two webinars in January in an...

December 20, 2009
Sanofi-Aventis to acquire OTC maker Chattem

This is further substantiation that the business of over-the-counter medicines, particularly those sold in the...

October 18, 2009
Pfizer returns to consumer care with Wyeth buy

What’s really intriguing behind the return of a consumer division to Pfizer is the fact...

August 18, 2009
Bengay PM

Johnson & Johnson’s Bengay PM product ought to spice up arthritis relievers on two accounts...

June 11, 2009
Waxman asks Obama to look for alternative pathway for biosimilars

Support for a regulatory pathway for biosimilars has grown rapidly, and even a few branded...

March 12, 2009
WMerck & Co. announces merger with Schering-Plough

The last few weeks have seen a lot of acquisition activity among large pharmaceutical companies....

January 29, 2009
Pfizer-Wyeth deal gives added heft to Pfizer’s pharmaceutical division

The deal gives a great deal of added heft to Pfizer’s pharmaceutical division — the...

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