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Roche says Tamiflu in ample supply in U.S.
Reuters   Monday, 02 October 2006
Reuters - Roche said on Monday its influenza medication Tamiflu will be in ample supply during the 2006-2007 flu season in pharmacies across the United States, with more than double the stock available last season.
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Women have mixed success at drug companies: study
Reuters   Sunday, 01 October 2006
Reuters - Top women executives do slightly better at U.S.-based healthcare and pharmaceutical companies than in other industries, but 35 percent of big drug companies do not have a single female director, according to a new survey.
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New drug boosts bird flu survival in animals
Reuters   Sunday, 01 October 2006
Reuters - A drug being developed to fight bird flu and seasonal flu helps animals to survive H5N1 avian flu infection, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Saturday.
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US says Bayer kept silent on drug risks
AFP   Sunday, 01 October 2006

The logo of Bayer at the company's plant in Wuppertal-Elberfield, Germany. US health authorities say the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer kept silent about its own study showing the risks of a drug widely used to avoid complications in heart surgery.(AFP/DDP/File)AFP - US health authorities say the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer kept silent about its own study showing the risks of a drug widely used to avoid complications in heart surgery.


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High doses of new bird flu drug safe in U.S. study
Reuters   Saturday, 30 September 2006

Chickens gather at a temporary poultry storehouse before they are sent to the market in Jakarta September 15, 2006. A new drug being developed to fight both bird flu and seasonal flu can be given safely to people in very high doses, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday. (Supri/Reuters)Reuters - A new drug being developed to fight both bird flu and seasonal flu can be given safely to people in very high doses, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday.


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Merck wins Vioxx lawsuit
AFP   Wednesday, 27 September 2006

US pharmaceutical giant Merck said it had won a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky man who claimed four months of using the painkiller Vioxx had caused a heart attack.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - US pharmaceutical giant Merck said it had won a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky man who claimed four months of using the painkiller Vioxx had caused a heart attack.


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Teva sees 15 drug applications from 2009-2015
Reuters   Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Reuters - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said on Tuesday it could file 15 applications between 2009-2015 seeking approval for either new medicines, or for new uses or stronger dosages for its drugs.
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Arena says Merck ends atherosclerosis development
Reuters   Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Reuters - Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. said on Monday that Merck & Co. Inc. has pulled out of a partnership to develop an experimental drug for atherosclerosis after results from a mid-stage clinical trail.
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Belgian UCB biopharma bids 4.4 bln euros for Schwarz Pharma
AFP   Monday, 25 September 2006

General view of the Frankfurt stock exchange. Belgian biopharmaceutical group UCB has announced a friendly takeover bid of 4.4 billion euros (5.6 billion dollars) for German company Schwarz Pharma, aimed at strengthening its position in the neurology sector.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - Belgian biopharmaceutical group UCB has announced a friendly takeover bid of 4.4 billion euros (5.6 billion dollars) for German company Schwarz Pharma, aimed at strengthening its position in the neurology sector.


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AmerisourceBergen buys Health Advocates for $83 mln
Reuters   Monday, 25 September 2006
Reuters - Pharmaceutical services company AmerisourceBergen Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to buy Health Advocates Inc. for about $83 million in cash in a move that will expand its workers' compensation business.
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Schwarz Pharma says in sale talks with UCB
Reuters   Monday, 25 September 2006
Reuters - Germany's Schwarz Pharma AG is in talks to be taken over by Belgian drugmaker UCB SA (UCBBt.BR), Schwarz Pharma said late on Sunday.
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