February 17, 2015 Comments Off on Drugmaker resubmits women’s sex pill
The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost sexual desire in women are hoping a yearlong lobbying push by politicians, women’s groups and consumer advocates will move their much-debated drug onto the market.
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Read More »June 4, 2014 Comments Off on Glaxo pays $105M in multistate settlement
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the U.K.’s largest drugmaker, will pay $105 million to settle claims by California, New York and more than 40 other states that it illegally promoted asthma and antidepressant drugs.
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Read More »May 13, 2013 Comments Off on Maryland to share in Indian drug maker’s settlement
Maryland will receive $849,259 under a multistate False Claims Act settlement the federal government reached with an India-based generic drug maker in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, the state Office of the Attorney General said Monday.
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Read More »July 6, 2012 Comments Off on Retailers accuse Pfizer of delaying generic drugs
TRENTON, N.J. — Five large drug and grocery chains are suing Pfizer Inc. and a second drugmaker, alleging they conspired to delay sales of cheap generic versions of the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor. Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug ever, had ...
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Read More »September 21, 2011 Comments Off on MedImmune, Merck to share Frederick manufacturing space
FREDERICK — MedImmune says it will share its manufacturing space in Frederick with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. MedImmune said Wednesday the companies have reached a 15-year deal allowing Merck to use its 385,000-square-foot plant for bulk product manufacturing. MedImmune ...
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Read More »July 29, 2011 Comments Off on Merck plans more job cuts; 2Q profit rises
Merck & Co. plans to cut as many as 13,000 more jobs under a new round of restructuring as the drugmaker prepares for generic competition for its top-selling drug and slower revenue growth in the U.S. and Europe. The announcement ...
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Read More »October 8, 2010 Comments Off on Sanofi-Aventis to lay off 1,700 US employees
TRENTON, N.J. — Sanofi-Aventis SA, the world’s fourth-biggest drugmaker, said Friday it is eliminating 1,700 jobs in its U.S. pharmaceutical business in a restructuring triggered by growing generic competition and other factors. The news comes as Sanofi’s struggle to buy ...
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