Content about Pharmaceutical industry

February 25, 2010
Pfizer executive William Ringo to retire

A Pfizer executive credited with diversifying the company’s portfolio and helping create a joint venture...

February 24, 2010
Mylan reports surge in 2009 sales

Mylan had profits of $93.5 million in 2009, the generic drug maker announced Thursday in...

February 23, 2010
Report projects breast cancer drug sales to exceed $1 billion

An investigational drug for treating breast cancer will garner sales of more than $1 billion...

February 22, 2010
Endo reports 2009 profits

Endo Pharmaceuticals saw profits of $334.3 million in 2009, a 9% increase over 2008’s $305.7...

February 22, 2010
FDA declines to approve Bystolic as heart failure treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve the use of a drug made...

February 22, 2010
FDA reviews Avandia safety data

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data from a large clinical study of a...

February 22, 2010
GPhA 'deeply disappointed' with 'pay-for-delay' ban in Obama healthcare bill

President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare bill may have its supporters and detractors, but one group...

February 22, 2010
Watson reports 24% spike in profits

Watson Pharmaceuticals had profits of $348.8 million for 2009, according to annual financial results announced...

February 21, 2010
Report: FDA to speed up generic drug approval process

The Food and Drug Administration hopes to accelerate the review process for generic drugs, according...

February 21, 2010
Senate report: GSK diabetes drug poses heart attack risk; draws response from drug maker

A report released over the weekend by a Senate committee linked a drug used to...

February 20, 2010
Watson seeks FDA approval for depression generic

Watson Pharmaceuticals has filed a regulatory approval application with the Food and Drug Administration for...

February 18, 2010
GSK responds to FDA's labeling recommendations for asthma drugs

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline issued a response to new labeling requirements proposed by the Food...

February 17, 2010
Novartis to change name, repackage Maalox Total Relief

Choosing the wrong liquid Maalox product can have harmful consequences, the Food and Drug Administration...

February 16, 2010
Drug makers sign agreement to develop rheumatoid arthritis drug

Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca and American drug maker Rigel Pharmaceuticals have signed a global licensing...

February 16, 2010
Merck appoints EVP and president of consumer health care

Merck & Co. has appointed former Johnson & Johnson executive Bridgette Heller to serve as...

February 16, 2010
Teva full-year profits up 22%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries got a big boost in profits in 2009 compared with 2008, the...

February 15, 2010
FTC pushes to end patent settlements, vexing branded, generic drug industry

On a lot of issues, the branded and generic drug industries agree about as readily...

February 11, 2010
Drug makers seek high-tech consumer connections

Advertisements on television for drugs have become ubiquitous, but some drug makers are looking for...

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 10, 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers projects expansion of retail clinics, offerings

Traditional care delivery models will continue to give way to alternative care delivery models, such...

February 10, 2010
Sanofi-Aventis may pursue generic, OTC businesses

Pfizer, Merck & Co. and Roche have made big mega-acquisitions. Eli Lilly has pumped money...

February 9, 2010
CARES by GSK aids patients with limited insurance coverage

Patients with limited insurance coverage will have increased access to cancer and specialty drugs under...

February 9, 2010
Mylan distribution center receives VAWD accreditation

A Mylan distribution center has received Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors accreditation from the National Association of...

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
Amneal receives FDA approval for generic painkiller

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to manufacture a generic...

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