Days after FDA ordered a second black-box warning for GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia, Takeda is looking to capitalize on the news with full-page print ads for Actos.
The UK, Germany and Austria on Monday suspended sales and marketing of Novartis' COX-2 class painkiller Prexige due to fears the drug may cause liver damage in some patients.
Pfizer today said it will acquire Wellesley, MA-based Coley Pharmaceutical for $164 million to add depth to its vaccine research and boost development of drug candidates to fight cancers, allergy and asthma disorders and autoimmune diseases.
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application for Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer.
Schering-Plough Corporation announced that it has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission regarding its planned acquisition of Organon BioSciences from Akzo Nobel as announced March 12.
Pacific Communications has been chosen as the agency of record for the partnership between Allergan and IVIVI Technologies, a leader in noninvasive electrotherapeutic technologies based in Northvale, NJ.
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