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| Nice work by : AbbVie raising price for Niacin heart pill despite studies showing little benefit $ABBV |
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| RT : Three years after FDA rejects 's "female Viagra" fibanserin, results published: |
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| RT : FDA suggests guidelines for expanded access to experimental drugs Feedback is due 7/1/2013! |
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| MT : Bausch & Lomb nears sale worth about $9bn w/ via |
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| Merck says it is scrapping experimental drug preladenant after initial review of phase 3 trial data didn't show efficacy. $MRK |
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| RT : J&J says Xarelto share of new scripts in cardiovascular indications surpassed all competitors in US as of 3/13, incl warfarin. |
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| hey $PCYC investors, some love from partner J&J for ibrutinib: "the most active agent we have ever seen in mantle cell lymphoma" $JNJ |
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| RIP Dick Irwin, tremendous Baltimore Sun police reporter, even better person & colleague |
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| RT : $FRX CEO Solomon to retire as CEO & pres at end of 2013, will serve as chairman to 2014 & then become chairman emeritus |
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| J&J "v. committed" to 's, believe in amyloid role, "but we're not putting all of our eggs in the amyloid basket"-$JNJ neuro chief |
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| For drug response, biomarkers, disease susceptibility MT : $JNJ is doing whole genome sequencing of 500 RA patients |
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| $JNJ gave a shout-out to its collaboration with Index Ventures and $GSK |
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| even if an analyst did call for that, that's not how J&J rolls. |
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| J&J diabetes drug Invokana has overtaken Onglyza and Tradjenta, and is "closing the gap" w/ other meds, says $JNJ's pharma chief Duato |
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| J&J pharma sales grew 11.4% operationally during 2013 1st qtr over year earlier qtr. $JNJ says that makes it fastest growing Big Pharma. |
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| J&J plans to seek approval for more than 10 new drugs and 25 brand line extensions by 2017 ($JNJ is holding pharma business review today) |
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| MT : Ultra-Orthodox Jews wooing Brooklyn hipsters w/ “Unite the Beards” slogan. Not a joke, apparently |
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| RT : Merck's sleeping pill is effective but poses safety risks at high doses recommended by the company, panel decides. $MRK |
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| Ha! RT : Merck insomnia drug helps patients fall asleep, FDA panel says. You know what else helps people fall asleep, an FDA PANEL! |
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RT : All that stuff the phone company knows about you? It's now for sale, by
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