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Cherry-flavored malaria drug launched for kidsThe Associated PressDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is launching a new cherry-flavored malaria drug that it says children will be less likely to spit out. The child-friendly version of its Coartem malaria pill dissolves in water, …Child-Friendly Anti-Malarial Drug Introduced Across Africa Voice of AmericaNovartis Launching Cherry-flavored [...]

GlaxoSmithkline in pink of healthEconomic Times, IndiaGlaxoSmithkline pharma (GSK) reported 8.1% yoy growth in its net sales to Rs 375 crore in the quarter ended December ‘08, which was lower than the 15% yoy growth reported in its core pharma business in the September ‘08 quarter. …MNCs ahead of Indian cos in dividend race Economic Timesall [...]

People's Pharmacy: Some drug companies are facing heatHouston Chronicle, United StatesOther pharmaceutical firms that have had to pay huge fines for misconduct include Schering-Plough, Bayer, Merck, Abbott and AstraZeneca. In an industry that is supposed to be putting patients first, it seems that executives are sometimes willing to …

Justice Roberts's PortfolioWashington Post, United StatesTHE PLANNED merger of pharmaceutical firms Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth has created a complication in one of the most important business cases before the Supreme Court this term. The case of Wyeth v. Levine was heard by the justices in November; …Legal Experts Propose Limiting Justices' Powers, Terms Washington Postall 2 [...]

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Oscar winners reactionsHollywood ReporterJust before he died, Heath Ledger had an inkling that he might get a statuette for his performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," which earned him a posthumous supporting actor Oscar on Sunday.Three Oscar wins, three new lessons USA TodayLedger's dark Joker is a story in itself Chicago TribuneReuters - [...]

Eli Lilly names McDonald's president to boardBusinessWeekDrugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Wednesday it elected the president and chief operating officer of fast-food chain McDonald's Corp. to its board of directors. Ralph Alvarez, 53, will join Eli Lilly's board on April 1, and serve on the board finance …Eli Lilly appoints Ralph Alvarez as [...]

Options Update: Bristol-Myers Squibb Calls Spike on Abbott Labs …Schaeffers Research, OHby Joseph Hargett (jhargett@sir-inc.com) 2/20/2009 1:30 PM Earlier today, pharmaceutical concern Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY: sentiment, chart, options) settled a dispute with Abbott Laboratories (ABT: sentiment, chart, options) related to an alleged …BMS Settles Container Patent Suit Against Abbott IP Law360 (subscription)all 2 news articles

Council blasts Pfizer-Wyeth plansPhoenixville News, PATrouble is, those very four also plan to underwrite the acquisition of local pharmaceutical employer Wyeth by former competitor Pfizer, creating, Wyeth says, "the world's premier biopharmaceutical company." Double trouble: as Pfizer's plans were …

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Advanced Medical Swings To 4Q Profit; Cataract Revenue UpCNNMoney.comAbbott Laboratories (ABT) agreed last month to acquire Advanced Medical for about .36 billion , a deal that launches Abbott into the eye-health market at a discount but also exposes it to a business that has been walloped during the recession. …Abbott Laboratories gets EU [...]

NY subpoenas Merck and Schering-Plough over VytorinCanada.com, CanadaCHICAGO (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp for documents and information to see whether the companies hid the results of a study on their cholesterol drug Vytorin. …Schering-Plough Submits Response to FDA for SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine … PipelineReview.com (press release)all [...]