This is a selection of articles from the September 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Pharma Commentators headlines.
Vasella To Remain Chairman And CEO?
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Source: Pharmalot - September 29, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized CEO Succession Dan Vasella Novartis Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Day Is Done
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Thimerosal Zyprexa Source Type: journals
Genes Give Clue To Suicide & Antidepressants
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized American Journal of Psychiatry Antidepressants Celexa Suicide Source Type: journals
Bristol-Myers Pays $515M To Settle Charges
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abilify Best Price Bristol Myers Squibb Kickbacks Off Label Promotion Serzone US Attorney Michael Sullivan Source Type: journals
Wyeth Gets A Headache Over Advil Ads
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Advil Wyeth Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Midday Stretch
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Idenix Pharmaceuticals Novartis Par Pharmaceuticals Pfizer Viagra Source Type: journals
Blogging from EuroBio #2 - The Great States?
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Source: On Pharma - September 28, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: BIO Conference Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
Why They Hate Preemption In Michigan
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Hank Greenspan Justice in Michigan Merck Preemption Prempro Supreme Court US Supreme Court Vioxx Wyeth Source Type: journals
Novartis Gives $65M To MIT To Develop New Ways To Make Drugs And ‘Transform Industry’
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Massachusetts Institute of Technology Novartis Source Type: journals
Fees-Eeze… For That Unplugged Feeling
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Fees Eeze Source Type: journals
EU Approves Novartis’ Galvus Diabetes Med
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Diabetes Exelon Galvus Januvia Merck Novartis Tasigna Source Type: journals
FDA Fails To Oversee Clinical Trial Safety
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Source: Pharmalot - September 28, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Clinical Trials Daniel Levinson FDA Inspector General HHS Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Evening Edition
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bristol Myers Squibb FDA Reform George Bush GlaxoSmithKline Isis Pharmaceuticals Teva Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
Wyeth’s Poussot To Succeed Essner As CEO
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bernard Poussot Bob Essner CEO Succession Fen Phen Jack Stafford Pristiq Redux Wyeth Source Type: journals
The Exubera Fanny Pack Is Perfect For…
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Exubera Fanny Pack Pfizer Source Type: journals
J&J’s DePuy Settles Kickback Charges
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Biomet Orthopedics Christopher Christie DePuy Orthopaedics Hip Implants Johnson Johnson Knee Implants Medical Devices Medtronic Smith Nephew Stryker Zimmer Holdings Source Type: journals
Blogging from EuroBio # 1 - The Little City that Could
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Source: On Pharma - September 27, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: BIO Conference Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
EU Tightens Guidelines On Anemia Drugs
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Anemia Aranesp EMEA Epogen Eprex European Medicines Agency Johnson Johnson Procrit Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Midday Break
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Bioenvision Biomet Orthopedics DePuy Orthopaedics Generics Genzyme Merck KgGA Mylan Labs Pfizer Smith Nephew Stryker Wal Mart Zimmer Holdings Source Type: journals
Glaxo CEO Knew Doc Was Intimidated
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Avandia Jean Pierre Garnier John Buse JP Garnier Tachi Yamada William Claypool Source Type: journals
FDA: We Can’t Inspect All Overseas Plants
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized FDA Inspections Overseas Manufacturing Source Type: journals
Body Of Missing Lilly Sales Rep Is Found
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Eli Lilly Nailah Franklin Sales Reps Source Type: journals
Matthew Isn’t A Person… Or Is He?
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Association Against Animal Factories Mathew Hiasl Pan Source Type: journals
Pharma And Academia Form Consortium To Study Side Effects And Genetics
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abbott Laboratories Adverse Events Arthur Holden Genetics GlaxoSmithKline International Severe Adverse Events Consortium Janet Woodcock Johnson Johnson Pfizer Roche Sanofi Aventis Side Effects Wyeth Source Type: journals
FDA Declines To Approve Novartis’ Prexige
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Cox 2 Galvus Novartis Prexige Source Type: journals
Bristol-Myers R&D Chief Seeks New Model
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bristol Myers Squibb Dick Clark Elliott Sigal Merck Windhover Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning
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Source: Pharmalot - September 27, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Diabetes Eli Lilly Lybrel Pfizer Selzentry Wyeth Source Type: journals
Thimerosal Doesn’t Raise Neurological Risks
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Autism Thimerosal Vaccines Source Type: journals
FDA Struggles To Rein In Unapproved Drugs
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Unapproved Drugs Source Type: journals
Hu’s On First — The First USP Facility in China, That Is
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Source: On Pharma - September 26, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Miscellany The Pharma Industry India, China and Asian Pharma Source Type: journals
In China, Counterfeits Are Like Fast Food
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Casodex Counterfeit Drugs Counterfeiting Counterfeits Gabriel Zhang Plavix Viagra Zyprexa Source Type: journals
FDA Warns About Cephalon Painkiller Use
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Cephalon Fentora Off Label Marketing Source Type: journals
Antidepressant Prescriptions Drop For Teens
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antidepressants Medco Health Solutions Suicide Verispan Source Type: journals
Should Zyprexa Be Approved For Teens?
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsychotics Eli Lilly Thomas Laughren Zyprexa Source Type: journals
Viracept Contaminant Could Be In Any Drug
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized EMS Jeff Murray Pfizer Roche Viracept Source Type: journals
Lilly’s Insulin Inhaler Ain’t No Exubera
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Eli Lilly Exubera Inhaled Insulin Pfizer Source Type: journals
Zyprexa To Win FDA Approval For Teens
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abilify Antipsychotics AstraZeneca Bristol Myers Squibb Eli Lilly Seroquel Thomas Laughren Zyprexa Source Type: journals
Up And Down The Ladder… Job Changes
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Cardinal Health Cell Therapeutics CG Therapeutics Eli Lilly Gen Probe Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Nile Therapeutics Shire Pharmaceuticals Steifel Laboratories Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Morning Edition
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Source: Pharmalot - September 26, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Aranesp Elusys Therapeutics Herceptin Prevnar Roche Schering Plough Wyeth Source Type: journals
Hey, FDA, More Power to Ya!
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Source: On Pharma - September 25, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Miscellany cGxP's, FDA and Regulatory Issues Drug Safety The Pharma Industry Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Evening
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Crucell FDA Warning Letter HIV Kunshan Chemical Pharmaceutical Merck Pfizer Source Type: journals
Antidepressants Video Goes For The Jugular
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antidepressants Black Box Warnings David Healy Joseph Glenmullen Lisa Van Syckel Suicide Teen Suicide Source Type: journals
Congress Urged To Honor Trade Deals
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Affordable Medicines Compulsory Licensing Doha Patents Thailand TRIPS Source Type: journals
US Supreme Court To Tackle Preemption
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Pfizer Preemption Rezulin Supreme Court Source Type: journals
The Woman Behind Merck’s Gardasil Vaccine
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Gardasil HPV HPV Vaccine Kathrin Jansen Laura Koutsky Merck Source Type: journals
Amgen: Layoff Tally Hits 2,200 Employees
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Aranesp Epogen Job Cuts Kevin Sharer Layoffs Source Type: journals
Former Pfizer Worker Faces Charges Over Data Breach That Affected 34,000 People
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bernard Nash Data Breach Identity Theft Lisa Goldman Pfizer Security Breach Source Type: journals
J&J Lawyers Admit Cypher Stent Is Risky
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Boston Scientific Cypher Johnson Johnson Patents Stents Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning
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Source: Pharmalot - September 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Bristol Myers Squibb GeneGo Pakistan Prempro Verus Pharmaceuticals Wyeth Source Type: journals
Missing Lilly Sales Rep’s Car Is Found
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Eli Lilly Nailah Franklin Sales Rep Source Type: journals
Thailand Threatens To Break More Patents
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Compulsory Licensing Femara Genentech Novartis Patents Sanofi Aventis Tarceva Taxotere Thailand US Trade Rep Source Type: journals
NJ AG: No Sacred Cows On Pharma Task Force
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Anne Milgram Antipsychotics Conflicts of Interest Doctors Freebies Gifts Improper Marketing Maine Minnesota New Jersey Vermont West Virginia Source Type: journals
Medicare Unlikely To Change Amgen Decision
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized American Society of Clinical Oncology Amgen Aranesp Medicare Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Midday Break
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Aranesp Barr Laboratories Birth Control Medicare Sonus Pharmaceuticals Warner Chilcott Source Type: journals
Bristol-Myers Pays $430M For Biologics Maker
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Adnexus Therapeutics Biologics Bristol Myers Squibb Source Type: journals
Vioxx Lawyer Sues FDA Over FOIA Requests
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Dan Troy Eric Weinberg FDA FOIA Freedom of Information Merck Peter Honig Vioxx Source Type: journals
Glaxo CEO Horse Race Rounds The Bend
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Andrew Whitty CEO Succession Chris Viehbacher Christopher Gent David Stout GlaxoSmithKline JP Garnier Source Type: journals
AstraZeneca Poised To Hire Outsider As CFO
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca CFO Chief Financial Officer Dave Brennan Frank D Amelio Jeff Kindler Pfizer Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Morning Edition
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Source: Pharmalot - September 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alantos Pharmaceuticals Array BioPharma Celgene Cervarix Eli Lilly Exelon Gardasil GlaxoSmithKline HPV Vaccine Janet Woodcock Novartis Organon Pfizer Schering Plough Selzentry Steve Galson Sun Pharmaceutical Source Type: journals
Arkansas Plans Lawsuit Over Antipsychotics
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Source: Pharmalot - September 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsychotics Arkansas AstraZeneca Eli Lilly Jannsen Pharmaceutica Johnson Johnson Medicaid Risperdal Seroquel Zyprexa Source Type: journals
Big Maker Of OTC Store Brands Charged With Falsifying Quality-Control Tests
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Source: Pharmalot - September 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Lenier Health Products OTC Over The Counter Quality Control Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Reflections
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Neurontin Pfizer Phoenix Vectibix Source Type: journals
Provenge Activists Take To YouTube
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Conflicts of Interest Dendreon Ethics Experimental Meds Prostate Cancer Provenge Source Type: journals
Merck Discontinues HIV Vaccine Trial
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AIDS HIV HIV Vaccine Trials Network Merck Peter Kim Vaccines Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Break Time
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Barr Laboratories Bayer Christopher Henney Dendreon Galvus Icos Immunex Lobbying Novartis Onyx Roche Tasigna Ventana Medical Systems Source Type: journals
Drug Inflation Is Low, Thanks To…
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Generics Inflation Prices Wal Mart Source Type: journals
A Big Screw-Up In A Preemption Case?
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Medical Devices Medtronic Preemption Source Type: journals
Why Tougher DTC Restrictions Were Killed
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Association of National Advertisers DTC Ads DTC Advertising FDA Reform Lobbying National Association of Broadcasters The Advertising Coalition Source Type: journals
Americans Trust The FDA More Than Pharma
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Drug Safety FDA FDA Reform User Fees Source Type: journals
Wyeth: 100 Hires For A Traffic Ramp
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Andover Corporate Welfare Jobs Wyeth Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Morning Edition
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Source: Pharmalot - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Bristol Myers Squibb Exelis Japan Pfizer Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Patent This
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Source: Pharmalot - September 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Biosimilars China Drug Safety Generic Biologics Generic Biotechs Wyeth Source Type: journals
Can AstraZeneca Really Absorb MedImmune?
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Source: Pharmalot - September 20, 2007