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Valeant Pharma acquires Dow Pharma Sciences
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced that effective December 31, 2008, the company completed its acquisition of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc, a privately held dermatology company that specializes in the development of topical...
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China Nepstar Chain Drugstore announces new management team
China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (Nepstar), the largest retail drugstore chain in China, announced the appointment of Ian Wade, a retail industry veteran with an outstanding track record of success, as the co-chief executive officer.
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Acura submits NDA for Acurox tabs
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced that Acura has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for Acurox (oxycodone HCl/niacin) tablets to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) including a request for priority...
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Daiichi to write-down loss of $3.98 bn in Q3 for Ranbaxy acquisition
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Japan has announced that it has decided to write-down a valuation loss on its investments in Ranbaxy Laboratories for Q3 to the tune of US$3.98 billion (359.5 billion Yen).This worked out to a more than 50 per cent...
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Strides Arcolab appoints N Balachandar as HR chief
Strides Arcolab has appointed N Balachandar as chief human resources officer of the company.With over 20 years of experience Balachandar brings considerable HR experience and global exposure to his new assignment. In this newly created...
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Union govt grants Rs 30 cr to set up Centre for Excellence in mental health at Dharwad
In a bid to provide the comprehensive of mental health services in Karnataka, Union government has sanctioned Rs 30 crore to open up the Centre of Excellence in the Dharwad Medical College and Hospital in north Karnataka.National...
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US FDA recalls ophthalmic viscosurgical device Healon D
The US Food and Drug Administration announced a Class I recall of lot no UD30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc (AMO) of Santa Ana, California.OVDs are viscoelastic...
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Aurobindo's Gabapentin capsules get Health Canada approval
Hyderabad based Aurobindo Pharma Limited has received Health Canada approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Submission Gabapentin capsules 100mg, 300mg and 400mg.Aurobindo's Gabapentin capsules get Health Canada approval.
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Wockhardt Hospitals successfully conduct heart surgery for Pulmonary Atresia
The Paediatric Cardiac team at Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai have successfully performed a critical two-hour beating heart surgery for Pulmonary Atresia to allow the flow of blood from the baby's heart to lungs, thereby enabling the child to...
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Study shows inherited factors contribute progression in breast cancer
New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumours has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be...
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