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GSK in $150m US settlement
Wednesday 19 December 2012
GlaxoSmithKline has reached a $150m (£92m) preliminary settlement with US drug wholesalers who claimed the company improperly delayed entry to the market of generic alternatives to its nasal spray Flonase, according to court documents.
How can Viagra maker Pfizer pay no UK tax?
Saturday 10 November 2012
Top executives from leading global firms face questions over their tax affairs by MPs on Monday
New MS wonder drug may be too costly to use
Thursday 01 November 2012
After a 20 year struggle overcoming scientific barriers and commercial sharp practice, scientists at Cambridge University today announce a breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis which could have a “transformative” effect on sufferers from the debilitating disease.
Exclusive: MS drug 'rebranded' – at up to 20 times the price
Saturday 13 October 2012
Pharmaceutical giant withdraws existing treatment to boost profits
Blow for sufferers as experimental Alzheimer's drug is scrapped
Wednesday 08 August 2012
Studies of one of the most anticipated experimental drugs for Alzheimer's disease have been scrapped after it failed to help patients with the condition in a high-profile clinical trial.
Shire dives as copycat is backed by US watchdog
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Shares in the British FTSE 100 pharmaceuticals giant Shire yesterday dived 11 per cent after regulators shocked the City by giving their backing to a generic rival of one of its best-selling drugs.
Nestlé may have deal to buy Pfizer baby milk
Thursday 19 April 2012
Nestlé, the world's biggest food group, is closing in on a deal to buy Pfizer's baby food business for up to $10bn (£6bn) to boost its business in China and extend its lead in the world of formula milk.
Caution on Botox migraine treatment
Thursday 16 February 2012
A health watchdog has called for more information before it can recommend Botox for the treatment of chronic migraines on the NHS.
Watson launches first generic Lipitor
Thursday 01 December 2011
Watson Pharmaceuticals, the New Jersey-based drug manufacturer, did not even wait for dawn before trumpeting its first shipments yesterday of Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering pill that became the world's biggest selling medicine.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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