Weak U.S. dollar should boost Big Pharma earnings
Major pharmaceutical companies are expected to roll out higher second-quarter earnings reports next week, helped partly by strong overseas sales stoked by a weak U.S.dollar.Some of the sector's heaviest hitters will be on deck next week,...
Dollar boost for pharma
Some of the sector's heaviest hitters will be on deck next week, including Merck & Co.(MRK:MRKNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:, , ) , Schering-Plough Corp.
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Earnings Outlook: Weak U.S. dollar should boost Big Pharma earnings
Some of the sector's heaviest hitters will be on deck next week, including Merck & Co.(MRK:MRKNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:, , ) , Schering-Plough Corp.
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Earnings Preview: Merck & Co. [XFNA]
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.(AP) - Merck & Co., the world's No.
8 drugmaker by sales, reports earnings for the second quarter on Monday morning.
The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the...
Earnings Preview: Merck & Co
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.Merck & Co., the world's No.8 drugmaker by sales, reports earnings for the second quarter on Monday morning.
The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.OVERVIEW:...
Amid setbacks with FDA, Merck settles bulk of its Vioxx lawsuits, trims sales force
- 5:38 p.m.WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.
(AP) - Merck & Co., the world's No.
8 drugmaker by sales, reports earnings for the second quarter on Monday morning.
The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related...
Zentiva Board Rejects Sanofi-Aventis' Takeover Offer
Czech-based Zentiva N.V., which manufactures, and markets branded generic pharmaceutical products, rejected the $1.9 billion takeover bid tabled by Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) for the remainder of Zentiva, saying that the offer fails to reflect the...
Tai Chi Helps Arthritis Patient
Cholesterol Screens For Kids Are Appropriate A group of some of the nation's leading doctors are issuing new guidelines for cholesterol screening and testing in kids, and with them comes a first-of-its kind recommendation that some high-risk...
Abbott Laboratories Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Q2 FY08 Earnings Call Executives John B.Thomas - VP, IR Thomas C.
Freyman - EVP, Finance and CFO Analysts Phillip Nalbone - RBC Capital Markets Michael Weinstein - J.P.
Morgan Lawrence Keusch - Goldman Sachs...
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- New evidence suggests that a cholesterol-lowering drug widely prescribed for adults may not help children with a fairly common genetic disorder.Zocor (simvastatin) did not improve cognitive...
FDA: Ranbaxy Lied About Generic Drug Quality
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
A Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd technician displays anti...
Prosecutors allege Ranbaxy Laboratories forged documents submitted to FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over...
Prosecutors allege Indian drug maker forged documents on quality
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
WHAT THE COMPANY SAYS: Denies the Justice Dept.
allegations...
FDA: Ranbaxy Lied About Generic Drug Quality
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents which it hopes will prove the company fabricated data to convince the U.S.government to approve its products.
Prosecutors made the allegations in a motion filed July 3 with...
US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents submitted to FDA
Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents which it...
US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents submitted to FDA
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over...
US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents submitted to FDA
WASHINGTON-Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents...
US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents submitted to FDA
WASHINGTON-Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents...
US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents submitted to FDA
WASHINGTON-Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S.government about the quality of its low-cost medicines.
The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents...
Prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories forged documents submitted to FDA
Ranbaxy called the allegations 'baseless,' in a statement Monday, but said it would cooperate with the investigation.Ranbaxy is India's largest pharmaceutical company and claims to be the 10th largest generic drugmaker in the world.
The...
Palpitations Over a New Pill for Kids
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, the most prescribed pills in the world, have become a family affair.Middle-aged men, many women and the elderly are routinely put on the powerful drugs to lower high cholesterol.
Now the nations...
It Often Feels Like Lightning
Five-point-two million Americans have Alzheimer's, and many more suffer from dementia.Unfortunately, with the nature of this disease, the burden often falls on the caregiver.
Depression and Diabetes Linked Depression and diabetes may...
Palpitations Over Pills for Kids
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, the most prescribed pills in the world, have become a family affair.Middle-aged men, many women and the elderly are routinely put on the powerful drugs to lower high cholesterol.
Now the nations...
Shifting sands
In its second ever listing of who will be the 40 most influential people in pharma this year, the London based World Pharmaceutical Frontiers survey features five Indians.While former Drug Controller General (India) Dr M Venkateshwarlu...
Pfizer Continues Battle Against Simvastatin
Patients taking Pfizers market-leading statin Lipitor who have experienced a previous cardiovascular (CV) event are 22 percent less likely to discontinue therapy when compared with patients prescribed simvastatin, according to a study of...