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Sanofi Completes Genzyme Exchange OfferSanofi-Aventis has completed its exchange offer for all outstanding shares of common stock in US-based biotechnology firm Genzyme. The depositary for the exchange offer confirmed that as of the of2011/4/8
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Roche Diabetes Care in the U.S. Turns to Social Media to Promote Diabetes Education, Awareness and AdvocacyINDIANAPOLIS, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche Diabetes Care, makers of ACCU-CHEK® products and services, has launched dedicated Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote diabetes education, awa2011/4/7
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Merck to Acquire Inspire for $430mUS drug-maker Merck has announced that it will acquire eye treatment specialist Inspire Pharmaceuticals for $430m. The $5-per-share cash offer for Inspire represents a 26% premium on Inspire's clos2011/4/7
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FDA Launches Consumer-friendly Web Search for Consumers During RecallsSILVER SPRING, Md., April 4, 2011--Beginning today, consumers can search for food and other product recalls easier and quicker on FDA’s website than previously. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (2011/4/6
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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