http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ Bringing Healthcare Together en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:06:48 +0000 http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/as-blockbuster-drugs-fade-so-does-tv-advertising#post-4327 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:52 +0000 News 4327@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The DTC juggernaut is weakening. As The New York Times reports, industry spending on TV ads fell by 2% in 2011, the fourth consecutive year of decline. Altogether, TV spending is down 20% from 2007 levels. While it's quite a turnabout from the run-up in...</p> <p>Source: FiercePharma</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8lmzozxzlzxlzzxzhzhlmzhztlozoloztzozzzmzhzmzxznznztz2zzzmz2ltlozzzhl2ztzhznllzlz2z2ztlmzxzlmllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzzznzozhzezxzoze&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/az-cuts-do-not-put-uk-life-sciences-sector-at-risk-abpi#post-4326 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:21 +0000 News 4326@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Reaction to AstraZeneca's announcement that some 7,300 jobs would be axed by the end of 2014 has continued, and it seems that the firm's UK research staff will be reduced by 250-350 posts. The company has not given many specifics regarding the...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhzlzezezozhzezlzhmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhzlzezezozhzezlzh&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/merck-kgaa-signs-550-million-cancer-pact-with-threshold-1#post-4325 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:02 +0000 News 4325@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Merck KGaA has linked up with the USA's Threshold Pharmaceutical to co-develop and commercialise the latter's late-stage hypoxia-targeted drug for certain cancers. The drug, TH-302 is currently undergoing a Phase III clinical trial in patients with soft...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhzlzezezozhzezzzzmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzt&amp;a=z2zhzlzezezozhzezzzz&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/drug-shortages-cause-cancer-patients-to-die-sooner#post-4323 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:04:41 +0000 News 4323@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>This may not come as a surprise, but the ongoing shortages of various prescription drugs - notably, injectables that are used to treat assorted cancers - are not only preventing patients from receiving timely or the most appropriate treatments, but...</p> <p>Source: Pharmalot</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8znllzoztltl2zxllzlzhltlllzl2z2lozozzzmzhzoznzlzmzxzxztzmzezozhllzmzlz2ltzezmzlzxlzztzxztllmllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzzzozhzezlzmzlzo&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/gilead-sciences-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2011-financial-results#post-4322 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:25 +0000 News 4322@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced today its results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 10 percent to $2.20 billion, from $2.00 billion for the fourth quarter of...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2z2znzlzlznzxzmmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzxzxzx&amp;a=z2zhz2z2znzlzlznzxzm&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/czechs-beef-up-investment-in-biotech-research#post-4321 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:57:02 +0000 News 4321@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The Czech Republic is substantially boosting its investment in biotechnology research, with plans to build a massive research center near Prague set to employ 600 people, the Prague Daily Monitor is reporting. Plans call for spending 2.4 billion crowns...</p> <p>Source: FierceBiotech</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zlztzozzzmz2ztmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhz2zlztzozzzmz2zt&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/novo-amps-up-2012-expectations-on-strong-victoza-sales#post-4320 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:51:47 +0000 News 4320@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Novo Nordisk ( $NVO ) boosted its sales outlook for 2012 after sales of the diabetes drug Victoza more than doubled to 2.1 billion crowns, beating analyst estimates. It's counting on new long-acting insulins that are awaiting approval to help it compete...</p> <p>Source: FiercePharma</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zxzzzmznztzxzomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhz2zxzzzmznztzxzo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/glaxosmithkline-gsk-settles-20000-lawsuits-over-avandia-lawyer-says#post-4319 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:26 +0000 News 4319@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK), which is paying $3 billion to resolve government claims that it illegally marketed drugs such as the Avandia diabetes medication, agreed to settle more lawsuits over the pills, a lawyer said. Glaxo, the U.K.âs biggest drugmaker...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zhzezzzzzezzzemlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhz2zhzezzzzzezzze&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/the-pfizer-generation-who-pays-for-the-babies#post-4318 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:47:09 +0000 News 4318@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>About nine months from now, a new phenomenon may appear at a hospital near you: the Pfizer baby. Why? The drugmaker has taken the embarrassing step of recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error. Some blister packs may...</p> <p>Source: Pharmalot</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8znl2znzxzoz2zmzxzhzezxzlzxzxzlzozozzzmzhzoznzmz2z2zmzlznzollztztlmzezmzezolmlmznz2ztz2lzzemllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzzzoztz2z2zzz2zn&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/merck-announces-full-year-and-fourth-quarter-2011-financial-results#post-4317 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:35:55 +0000 News 4317@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zmzxztzoznztzomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzxzxzx&amp;a=z2zhz2zmzxztzoznztzo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/eu-commission-tells-italy-comply-with-rules-on-generics#post-4316 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:52 +0000 News 4316@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The European Commission has given Italy two months to comply with European Union (EU) rules concerning the provision of marketing authorisations (MA) for generic drugs. Italy's Intellectual Property Code contains an article which links the MA process to...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zmzhzozxzxzhzlmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhz2zmzhzozxzxzhzl&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/universal-flu-vaccine-might-be-step-closer#post-4315 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:11 +0000 News 4315@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Did you get the flu last year? Unfortunately, that won't stop you getting it this year, or next year, or whenever bird flu or swine flu next strikes, because the virus mutates so rapidly. This means that the flu vaccine has to be made each year, based on...</p> <p>Source: FierceVaccines</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zzzezezmzhzmzhmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhz2zzzezezmzhzmzh&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/analysis-pharmaceutical-woes#post-4314 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:21:31 +0000 News 4314@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The announcement by the drug maker AstraZeneca that it will cut another 7,300 jobs is the latest warning about the health of the pharmaceutical industry. It comes a year after . There are still large profits being made, but there are pressures on the...</p> <p>Source: BBC</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zzzlzezzz2z2zomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhz2zzzlzezzz2z2zo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/lubiprostone-meets-primary-endpoint-in-phase-3-clinical-trial-for-opioid-induced-bowel-dysfunction#post-4313 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:34:13 +0000 News 4313@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Aim to File for Approval of Lubiprostone as First Oral Drug for Prescription-based Treatment of OBD Anticipate sNDA Filing in US in First Half of 2012 Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) (SPI) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. announced...</p> <p>Source: Reuters</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zoz2zxz2zzzezomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzxzxzx&amp;a=z2zhz2zoz2zxz2zzzezo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/astrazeneca-axes-7300-jobs-as-growth-stalls#post-4312 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:30:55 +0000 News 4312@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>AstraZeneca is cutting a further 7,300 jobs and expects earnings to fall this year as patents on key drugs expire and governments in Europe and the United States squeeze prices. Britain's second-biggest drugmaker said on Thursday the latest phase of cost...</p> <p>Source: Reuters</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zozxzeznz2zozemlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhz2zozxzeznz2zoze&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/pakistan-drug-manufacturers-make-plea-for-oversight#post-4311 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:06:19 +0000 News 4311@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>In many countries, asking for more regulation of the pharmaceutical industry would seem like asking for trouble. But not in Pakistan, where a drug manufacturing scandal involving the deaths of more than 130 patients and the sickening of hundreds more has...</p> <p>Source: FiercePharmaManufacturing</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8znznztlmz2znzllllllllmzhloltzolozozzzmzhzozlzez2ztznzezlzezxzzzoztzxzmzezlltztzxzlztltlmlzmllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzmzhzlzzzezhzmzt&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/medivation-inc-soars-as-prostate-cancer-drug-is-well-tolerated-in-phase-3-trial#post-4310 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:59:13 +0000 News 4310@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) announced positive results on all efficacy endpoints from the Phase 3 AFFIRM trial of the investigational drug MDV3100 in men with prostate cancer previously treated with chemotherapy....</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztznzzztzzzzzmzmmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhztznzzztzzzzzmzm&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/no-need-to-loosen-conflict-rules-us-fda-head-says#post-4309 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:55:19 +0000 News 4309@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Congress should not loosen conflict of interest rules to expand the pool of potential U.S. government health advisers, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday. Lawmakers had proposed bills that...</p> <p>Source: Reuters</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztznz2zzznzmznzxmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzt&amp;a=z2zhztznz2zzznzmznzx&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/cancer-drug-too-expensive-for-nhs#post-4308 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:43:33 +0000 News 4308@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Experts call watchdog's decision on abiraterone a huge blow to men with late-stage prostate cancer A drug hailed as a breakthrough in extending the lives of men with late-stage prostate cancer is too expensive for use on the NHS, a watchdog said on...</p> <p>Source: The Guardian</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhz2zozozlzozxzmzomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhz2zozozlzozxzmzo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/pfizer-recalls-1-million-packets-of-us-birth-control-pills#post-4307 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:11:14 +0000 News 4307@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday recalled one million packets of birth control pills over a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy...</p> <p>Source: Yahoo! Health News</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8loztzmzhz2z2znzozxlzlmllzxlzlml2zozzzmzhzozozmzmzzzmztztzezozzlzlzzhltlollzhzhlozeztltlmzzmllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzmzzzoznzhztzzzn&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/savient-pharmaceuticals-appoints-david-y-norton-interim-chief-executive-officer#post-4306 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:04:02 +0000 News 4306@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Pre-Announces Range of KRYSTEXXA® Net Sales for Fourth Quarter 2011 EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed David Y. Norton, a...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztz2zlz2ztzoz2zzmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzt&amp;a=z2zhztz2zlz2ztzoz2zz&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/dendreon-announces-ceo-and-chairman-succession-plan#post-4305 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:02:49 +0000 News 4305@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>– Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected John H. Johnson to the position of president and chief executive officer (CEO), to succeed Mitchell H. Gold, MD, who has served as president and CEO for nearly a...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztz2zxzzzmznzxzxmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzt&amp;a=z2zhztz2zxzzzmznzxzx&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/roche-places-bets-on-new-products-for-2012-growth#post-4304 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:39 +0000 News 4304@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Roche’s 2011 earnings may have experienced a 4% drop but the company is remaining optimistic about growth in the new year as new products flood onto the market. The Swiss drugmaker posted a 4% drop in core earnings per share to 12.30 Swiss francs when it...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzlztzhztzzzhzomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhztzlztzhztzzzhzo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/sanofi-trims-staff-at-genzyme-rd-as-it-builds-boston-hub#post-4303 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:34 +0000 News 4303@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>A year after closing on its $20 billion acquisition of Genzyme, the new powers that be at Sanofi ( $SNY ) have triggered a round of layoffs and relocations in the R&amp;D wing of the business in Boston. There's no word on exactly how many research personnel...</p> <p>Source: FierceBiotech</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzlznzezmzzzozomlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzt&amp;a=z2zhztzlznzezmzzzozo&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/vertex-nabs-expedited-fda-ok-on-breakthrough-cf-drug#post-4302 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:17:42 +0000 News 4302@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( $VRTX ) is no longer a one-trick biotech company. The FDA issued an early approval today for Kalydeco (ivacaftor), a new drug that promises to strengthen the lungs and ease symptoms for a slice of the patient population sharing a...</p> <p>Source: FierceBiotech</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzozezmzhz2zlz2mlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhztzozezmzhz2zlz2&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/wsj-another-executive-shake-up-at-jjs-mcneil-unit#post-4301 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:13:33 +0000 News 4301@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Johnson &amp; Johnson ( $JNJ ) is taking an eraser to its McNeil Consumer Healthcare org chart again. Less than 12 months after a management shake-up put them in positions crucial to a McNeil turnaround, group chairmen Patrick Mutchler and Pericles...</p> <p>Source: FiercePharma</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzozmztzxzlzzztmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhztzozmztzxzlzzzt&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/sanger-institute-survey-tests-waters-on-genomic-data-use#post-4300 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:10:41 +0000 News 4300@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the genomics research centre based in Cambridge, UK, is launching a survey to gauge the views of the public on how genetic research information should be used and shared. The survey, which the Institute hopes will be...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzozhzhztzozeztmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhztzozhzhztzozezt&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/pfizer-profits-battered-as-generic-lipitor-hits-us-market#post-4299 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:02:21 +0000 News 4299@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Pfizer has reported a 50% slump in net income for the fourth quarter to $1.44 billion, hurt by generic competition to the cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor. The drug giant's turnover came in at $16.75 billion, down 4%, while biopharmaceutical sales...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztztzmztzhz2zozhmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzxzxzx&amp;a=z2zhztztzmztzhz2zozh&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/fda-approves-vertex-cystic-fibrosis-drug-kalydeco%e2%80%a8#post-4298 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:59:10 +0000 News 4298@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Kalydeco for the treatment of a rare form of cystic fibrosis. The approval covers patients aged six and older who have the specific G551D mutation in the cystic...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztztzmztzhz2zezmmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhztztzmztzhz2zezm&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/jj-reorganizes-consumer-health-unit-again#post-4297 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:06:36 +0000 News 4297@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>For the second time in less than a year, Johnson &amp; Johnson is overhauling leadership at its embattled consumer health unit, which has spawned an embarrassing and long-running scandal over a series of manufacturing gaffes. In the latest shift, the health...</p> <p>Source: Pharmalot</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzxtm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzxtzblhlolnltz8znzzzelzzezelozzzxzhzlzolzzxznzmzozzzmzhzezozxzhzezmztzmznz2zzlozllzzozmznlzzozmzeztltzhzxmllzlbz8llzezezezezezezezeztzmzhzexzm8zozzztzxznztztznzt&amp;a=znzxzozmzzzezxzxzmzz&amp;f=tmlklblx&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/abbott-slashes-700-jobs#post-4296 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:15 +0000 News 4296@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Abbott Laboratories has said it will cut 700 jobs across its US and Puerto Rican operations, including hundreds of manufacturing posts, despite posting sales and earnings growth in 2011. The announcement comes as Abbott gears up for a major reorganisation...</p> <p>Source: InPharm</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhzzzhzlzezzztz2ztmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhzzzhzlzezzztz2zt&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/angiodynamics-to-acquire-navilyst-medical-for-372-million#post-4295 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:12 +0000 News 4295@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>AngioDynamics to host conference call today at 11:30 am ET Increases Scale in Vascular Access and Peripheral Vascular Markets Expands Product Portfolio and Adds Innovative Technologies Strengthens Focus on Operational Excellence Expected to be Accretive...</p> <p>Source: BioSpace</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhzzzhzlzlzhzhzozxmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhzzzhzlzlzhzhzozx&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/valeant-gives-up-on-bid-to-buy-ista#post-4294 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:57:56 +0000 News 4294@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has withdrawn its offer to acquire Ista Pharmaceuticals, a fortnight after upping its bid for the eye specialist. Just before Christmas, Valeant's $6.50 per share offer, which valued Ista at $314 million, was...</p> <p>Source: Pharma Times</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhzzzhznz2ztzhzxzxmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzlz2&amp;a=z2zhzzzhznz2ztzhzxzx&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/nhs-reforms-criticised-by-healthcare-journals#post-4293 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:54:44 +0000 News 4293@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>A trio of leading healthcare journals has come out against the government’s NHS reforms. The British Medical Journal is leading the denouncement alongside the Health Service Journal and its sister paper, the Nursing Times. In an editorial authored by the...</p> <p>Source: InPharm</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzezozxzzznzhzhmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhztzezozxzzznzhzh&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p> http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/topic/lilly-eli-co-lilly-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2011-results#post-4292 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:53:03 +0000 News 4292@http://www.pharmaphorum.com/forums/ <p>Lilly Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results Fourth quarter revenue declined two percent driven by Zyprexa and Gemzar patent...</p> <p>Source: Reuters</p> <p><a href="https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=lhxtxtxezambmblzm6l8lbxml2lbxll2xmm6lzlbl8mblzlklnlzljmblhl2xml2m6xelkzbxaz2zhztzezozxzeztzezxmlxaz8zozmz2zezmztzhzlzxzl&amp;a=z2zhztzezozxzeztzezx&amp;f=t6l2xxxz&amp;s=lll2l2lt&amp;u=xelox2lktexelhloxml8loxelhlbxmx2l8m6lzlbl8&amp;c=2elhloxml8lometllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze" target="_blank">https://newsdesk4.mo...etllbxmx2l8&amp;i=ze</a> </p>