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Roche, Novartis and Bayer snag NICE OKsThe U.K.'s cost-effectiveness gatekeeper, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has bestowed its favor on a crop of new drugs, granting nods to contenders from Roche ($RHHBY),2015/6/3
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Tumor tests for immuno-oncology drugs need some work, cancer experts sayDrugmakers are quick to cite results from tests for new immuno-oncology meds, with companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY), Merck ($MRK), Roche ($RHHBY) and Pfizer ($PFE) screening for biomarker2015/6/3
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Top oncologist joins chorus of pricing critics in high-profile ASCO speechPharma types are getting a wee bit defensive about critics' attacks on cancer drug prices, if response toFiercePharma's recent coverage is any indication. But the criticism just keeps on coming, even2015/6/2
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Look for orphan drugs to keep fueling M&A, Moody's saysOrphan drugsare attractive to make thanks to premium pricing prospects, limited competition and regulatory perks. But those factors also make them attractive to buy, and they'll continue to spur M&2015/6/2
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New standout Imbruvica data bode well for market expansion in CLLCHICAGO--Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) and AbbVie's ($ABBV)Imbruvicahas already shown in one Phase III study that it can extend progression-free survival in patients with previously treated chronic lym2015/6/1
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Adding Opdivo to Yervoy ups melanoma treatment efficacy--but it ups rate of serious side effects, tooCHICAGO--The data on Bristol-Myers Squibb's ($BMY) hot new immunotherapyOpdivokept rolling out Sunday at ASCO, showing that combining the drug with fellow Bristol cancer-fighterYervoyproved more effec2015/6/1
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WSJ: FBI probes J&J over morcellator safety risksHow much did Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) know about the risks of power morcellators--now suspended on safety concerns--before it pulled them from the market last year? That's the subject of a new inv2015/5/29
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How well paid are pharma execs? Best in healthcare, survey showsWe know how executive pay in pharma tends to shake out: U.S. corporate chiefs get paid more than their European counterparts; execs at big-cap drugmakers reliably earn $15 million or more; and these d2015/5/29
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Top Medicare prescribers get top payments from drugmakers: Modern HealthcarePharma companies that make payments to doctors--and the doctors who receive those payments--have repeatedly insisted there's no link between those payments and prescriptions. But data onMedicare's top2015/5/28
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As Bayer preps for its slim-down, a restructuring looms--but jobs are safe, CEO saysAsBayermoves closer to hiving off its plastics businesses and becoming a life sciences-focused company, a restructuring is afoot, the company said Wednesday. But it's one that won't cost the drugmaker2015/5/28