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June 9, 2008
Byetta to see competition, at least in the short-term

The Type 2 diabetes drug Byetta may have competition in 2009 that will jump ahead...

June 9, 2008
CDC study warns of bird flu strain with potential to infect humans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released results of a study suggesting...

June 9, 2008
Counterfeit drug seizures up from last year

Seizures of counterfeit drugs increased by 24 percent last year to 1,513 incidents, according to...

June 9, 2008
FDA grants orphan status to Raptor's Huntington's drug

Raptor Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that the Food and Drug Administration had granted orphan drug designation...

June 9, 2008
Microsoft, TriZetto offer insurance self-management tool for consumers

The TriZetto Group has announced an agreement with Microsoft under which TriZetto will develop a...

June 9, 2008
Misys announces launch of Reseller Partner Program

The healthcare information technology company Misys Healthcare Systems has announced that its Reseller Partner Program,...

June 9, 2008
Mylan wins generic Prilosec suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Mylan’s generic version of...

June 9, 2008
NACDS commends Sen. for credit card legislation

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., recently introduced legislation to address excessive fees imposed by...

June 9, 2008
NACDS files court brief to protect pharmacy data

Wading into a legal turf battle over who owns the right to prescription pricing information,...

June 9, 2008
NNCN compendium recognized by CMS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recognized the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Drugs...

June 9, 2008
Perrigo applies to FDA for generic Vanos

Perrigo has filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration for fluocinonide cream 0.1...

June 9, 2008
President calls for additional $275 million for FDA

The Food and Drug Administration was ceded an additional $275 million in funds by the...

June 9, 2008
RILA, others to hold import safety summit in July

The Retail Industry Leaders Association along with 11 other trade groups will sponsor an inter-industry...

June 9, 2008
Standing Stone launches DMClinic for diabetes management

Standing Stone, a disease state management solutions company, has launched its DMClinic software application....

June 9, 2008
Study suggests diabetes plus hepatitis increases chances of liver cancer

According to researchers at the Erasmus MC University Medical Center, diabetes doubles the risk of...

June 9, 2008
Study suggests doctors consider cultural differences in diabetes management

According to a new study in The Archives of Internal Medicine, physicians are treating patients...

June 9, 2008
U. of Mich. Health Systems claims online system cuts mistakes by 29 percent

The University of Michigan Health Systems has created a new online order entry system designed...

June 9, 2008
Walgreens to snag home-infusion unit

Walgreens has struck a deal with pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts to purchase its...

June 9, 2008
Wyeth files suit to block Sandoz’s generic Lybrel

Wyeth alleges that Sandoz’s generic version of the oral contraceptive Lybrel violates Wyeth’s patent....

June 8, 2008
Allergan to buy acne gel from QLT in $150 million deal

The rights to a gel for treating acne will soon change hands....

June 8, 2008
FDA adds black box warning to Regranex

The Food and Drug Administration has added a black-box warning to Johnson & Johnson’s foot...

June 8, 2008
FDA approves Banner's application for generic Symmetrel

Banner Pharmacaps announced June 2 that the Food and Drug Administration had approved its application...

June 8, 2008
FDA approves Genpharm’s application for Zaleplon

The Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for Mylan subsidiary Genpharm’s application for...

June 8, 2008
Highmark to spend $29 million on e-prescribing, EHR initiative

Health insurer Highmark is spending $29 million to help physicians adopt electronic prescribing and electronic...

June 8, 2008
Inspire's stock price jumps on news of denufosol success

Inspire Pharmaceuticals’ stocks rose by almost 35 percent on Friday, after the company announced that...

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