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Branded pharma worries, generics makers cheer as trade pact hits snag in CongressTheTrans-Pacific Partnershiptook it on the chin Friday when the U.S. House voted against a key assistance program for workers displaced by global trade. That move throws a wrench into U.S. efforts to2015/6/16
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You want to quash 'Low-T' overprescription, FDA? Quash DTC ads, experts urgeAfter warning that casual use oftestosterone medscan cause heart attack and stroke, theFDAhas finally put its foot down to curb overprescribing of the drugs. But some say the agency needs to go furthe2015/6/16
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Are CV studies worth it for diabetes meds? After Merck and Sanofi's recent successes, some say noEarlier this week, diabetes drugmakers Merck ($MRK) and Sanofi ($SNY) rolled out data showing their meds--Januvia and Lyxumia, respectively--passed heart safety tests, turning up no red flags in postm2015/6/15
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Consumer group demands FDA correct 'compounded mistake' on Vanda's Hetlioz labelThe FDA has already admitted that it made a mistake with its initial approval letter forVanda Pharmaceuticals' sleep disorder drug early last year, a consumer advocacy group says. And now, that group2015/6/15
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Second investigator linked to GSK bribery scandal released from Chinese prisonEarlier this week, Chinese authorities released Peter Humphrey--a private eye linked to GlaxoSmithKline's ($GSK) 2013 bribery scandal--from local prison after a court reduced his sentence by about 7 m2015/6/12
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Pfizer in quick succession turns aside second lawsuit alleging Zoloft birth defects tiesJust weeks after winning the first case to go to trial that accused Pfizer of hiding birth defect risks for the children of women who took the antidepressant Zoloft during pregnancy, the pharma giant2015/6/12
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Leaked TPP document shows pharma still angling for pricing influencePresident Barack Obama The Obama administration is backing off of drug-price protections in the bigTrans-Pacific Partnershiptreaty now under negotiation,The New York Timesreports. But U.S.2015/6/11
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Want to take on Gilead in hep C, Merck? Try niche marketing, game theory expert saysIn game theory, the so-called "Judo strategy" involves using the size and strength of opponents against them. And that's exactly what Yale Professor Barry Nalebuff thinks Merck ($MRK) should employ wh2015/6/11
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Mylan expands cancer drug recall on particle contamination worriesCompanies are eyeingsterile injectable drugsfor growth, but the formulas are notoriously tricky to manufacture. Mylan ($MYL) has found that out the hard way, and it's now expanding a recall of cancer2015/6/10
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Does brand + generic really add up? Sandoz, Actavis execs count the waysThese days, companies are increasingly looking to put both branded and generic meds under one roof. And Peter Goldschmidt, the U.S. president of Novartis' ($NVS) Sandoz unit, doesn't know why they did2015/6/10