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Brace yourselves: The drug pricing brouhaha isn't dying downWho's tired of talking about drug prices? Many pharma types would raise their hands at that question. It was already a sore subject, what with Gilead Sciences' ($GILD) infamous $1,000-per-pill hepatit2015/12/25
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Think we've seen the last of pharma's M&A tidal wave? Think againIf you think 2015 was a big year in pharma M&A, just wait. That train won't be slowing down any time soon, industry watchers say. On the contrary, they're expecting even more deal activity next ye2015/12/25
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Shkreli charges prompt Nasdaq to delist KaloBiosMartin Shkrelihas already been ousted as CEO of KaloBios ($KBIO). And now, Nasdaq plans to delist the company, citing Shkreli's recent arrest on fraud and looting charges as one reason for the move.2015/12/24
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What's the calendar bringing biopharma next year? Our top 5 ideasWinter days are short and dark. December is winding down. If you're not already on a holiday break, you likely will be soon. So, it's a good time to take a minute to think about what's ahead in the ne2015/12/24
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Lyxumia's CV results may help Sanofi's case for approval, but they won't score it points against SGLT2sTheNew England Journal of Medicinehas laid out the data from a cardiovascular outcomes trial of Sanofi's ($SNY) GLP-1 diabetes hopefulLyxumia, and the good news for the French drugmaker is that the dr2015/12/4
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Japan poised to put 70% price lid on biosimilars, cap generics at 50% of reference drugJapanis considering capping the price of biosimilars at 70% of the reference drug, while lowering the price cap on generics from 60% to 50% of the price for the drugs they copy. The government has pus2015/12/4
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Can Pfizer finally orchestrate a winning megamerger after so many disappointments?Pfizer's ($PFE) decision to buy Allergan ($AGN) wasn't much of a surprise; the nominally Dublin-based Allergan was among the few buyout targets that could deliver CEOIan Read's desired tax inversion.2015/12/3
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Novo touts SGLT2-topping data for blockbuster VictozaSGLT2 drugs may be in the diabetes spotlight thanks to recent data showing that one of them--Eli Lilly ($LLY) andBoehringer Ingelheim'sJardiance--could cut cardiovascular risks. But Novo Nordisk ($NVO2015/12/3
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Sanofi's Praluent scores first place in line for UnitedHealth unit's PCSK9 patientsHere's one way to privilege a new drug over its rival without blocking one entirely: Make patients try your favored product first. That's what UnitedHealth's ($UNH) Oxford unit is doing with the two2015/12/2
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Russia amps up spending on locally made meds to spur Big Pharma productionRussiahas a lot of purchasing muscle, but few local producers when it comes to pharmaceuticals, and so officials have cooked up a plan to lure more foreign pharma partners. The government will boost i2015/12/2