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Pharmaceutical growth expected to slow
AP   Wednesday, 25 October 2006
AP - Growth in the global pharmaceutical market is expected to slow next year as generic competition in the United States and pricing pressure in Europe overshadow exploding demand in developing countries, according to a new study released Tuesday.
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Man sentenced in fake drugs scheme
AP   Tuesday, 24 October 2006
AP - A Florida man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison Monday for his role in a conspiracy to sell millions of dollars' worth of counterfeit and illegally imported prescription drugs, including the popular cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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Doctors accuse company of influencing drug policy
Reuters   Friday, 20 October 2006
Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co. may have improperly influenced guidelines on the treatment of a dangerous infection called sepsis in order to sell more of an expensive new drug, three federal researchers said on Thursday.
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Eli Lilly to acquire Icos for $2.1 billion
Reuters   Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Reuters - Eli Lilly & Co. said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire the biotechnology company Icos Corp. for $2.1 billion to gain full rights to the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis.
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Eli Lilly to buy Cialis partner Icos
AP   Tuesday, 17 October 2006
AP - Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday it will buy joint venture partner Icos Corp. for $2.1 billion cash in a move to get full ownership of the venture's top-selling impotence treatment, Cialis.
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Millennium says will not raise bid for AnorMED
Reuters   Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Reuters - Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Tuesday it would not raise its $515 million bid for AnorMED Inc. , opening the door for a rival offer to end the bidding war for the Canadian drugmaker.
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Liz Claiborne names William McComb CEO
AP   Tuesday, 17 October 2006

In this undated handout photo released by Liz Claiborne Inc., new CEO William L. McComb poses for a photographer. Women's apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc. has tapped a pharmaceuticals executive as its next CEO. (AP Photo/Liz Claiborne Inc.)AP - Women's apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc. has tapped a pharmaceuticals executive as its next CEO. The New York-based apparel maker said Monday it named William L. McComb, 43, as chief executive officer, replacing Paul R. Charron, 64, who had previously announced his plans to retire from the company.


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Glaxo targets pharmacists over diet drug fears
Reuters   Saturday, 14 October 2006
Reuters - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc has asked U.S. pharmacists to warm patients about the unpleasant side effects that may occur with a potential over- the-counter diet drug.
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J&J selling Zantac to Boehringer
AP   Friday, 13 October 2006
AP - Drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Inc. have agreed to sell the U.S. marketing rights to the nonprescription heartburn drug Zantac to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $509.5 million.
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Illinois Court Cans Spamhaus
BusinessWeek Online   Thursday, 12 October 2006
BusinessWeek Online - "Want a FAT Paycheck? Sign up today!" "10 bucks on the house, no obligation." "NO Prescription Drugs!" Most people recognize e-mails with such subject lines as the calling card of spam. But are they in fact illegal, or are they simply unsolicited e-mail, unwanted perhaps but not illegal?
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Barr secures majority shareholder backing in bid for PLIVA
AFP   Wednesday, 11 October 2006

The headquarters of the Croatian drug company Pliva in Zagreb. The US group Barr Pharmaceuticals has secured the backing of 72.67 percent of shareholder votes in Croatia's generic drug maker PLIVA, exceeding the minimum acceptance level of 50 percent plus one share, Croatian stock market authorities said.(AFP/Denis Lovrovic)AFP - The US group Barr Pharmaceuticals has secured the backing of 72.67 percent of shareholder votes in Croatia's generic drug maker PLIVA, exceeding the minimum acceptance level of 50 percent plus one share, Croatian stock market authorities said.


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