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KKR Acquires Pfizer Drug Casing BusinessPfizer has agreed to sell Caspugel — its drug casing business — to private equity firm KKR in a deal worth $2.38bn. Proceeds from the sale will help the world's largest drug-maker boost share buyb2011/4/6
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California State Controller urges Merck, Tibotec and ViiV to reduce AIDS drug pricesToday AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that California State Controller John Chiang has sent letters to the CEOs of Merck & Co., Tibotec Therapeutics and ViiV Healthcare, asking the comp2011/4/2
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GlaxoSmithKline Publishes Payment DetailsUK-based pharmaceutical major GlaxoSmithKline has published a list of payments it made during 2010 for clinical research studies led by US healthcare professionals. The company listed 127 studies2011/4/2
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SMFM praises FDA's announcement on Makena drugThe Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) weighed in on today's FDA announcement to continue to allow pharmacies to compound hydroxyprogesterone caproate, also known as 17P. This FDA announcement2011/4/1
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Analyzer Will Help Characterize Nano-Sized DrugsMicrofluidic device measures a half-million particles per second A high-throughput microfluidic device will help researchers characterize nanoscale-sized pharmaceutical delivery systems, according2011/4/1
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Dr. Reddy’s acquires GSK's US penicillin facility and productsDr. Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE:RDY) today announced the completion of the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) United States oral penicillin facility and product portfolio pursuant to the agreement2011/3/31
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Scientists discover traditional Chinese herbal medicine as effective skin whitening creamScientists today reported discovery of the active ingredients in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for skin whitening, changing skin color to a lighter shade. The ingredients are poised for2011/3/31
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AstraZeneca, AmeriCares partner to deliver medicines for people with chronic conditionsAmeriCares and AstraZeneca have teamed to deliver critical medicines to help people living with chronic diseases throughout the United States. AstraZeneca has donated $5 million in cardiovascular and2011/3/30
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DDL to host Spring Product & Material Testing SeminarDDL, a leader in medical device package, product and material testing, has confirmed that it will host its first Product & Material Seminar on Wednesday, April 13th at its headquarters in Eden Pra2011/3/30
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New pill may protect DNA from radiation damageThe Japanese nuclear crisis has caused a surge in the demand of potassium iodide, causing shortages not only in Japan, but as far away as California, western Canada, and even southeastern Russia. Alth2011/3/29