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No proof of drug industry sway on WHO in pandemic: report Independent experts who examined the World Health Organisation’s handling of the H1N1 pandemic said on Thursday they had found no evidence of drug industry influence on the U.N. agency’s … Continue reading →

No proof of drug industry sway on WHO in pandemic: report (Reuters) – Independent experts who examined the World Health Organisation’s handling of the H1N1 pandemic said on Thursday they had found no evidence of drug industry influence on the … Continue reading →

Drug heist could yield $43m CAREFUL planning by three thieves carrying sledgehammers has enabled them to make off with pharmaceutical drugs that carry a potential street value of $43 million. The drugs, 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine and 67 kilograms of … Continue reading →

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Provides Fourth Quarter 2010 Investor Update Linaclotide In November, Ironwood and its U.S. partner, Forest Laboratories, Inc., completed the clinical efficacy portion of the linaclotide development program to support upcoming regulatory submissions in both the U.S. and the … Continue reading →

Fixed ARV pricing may hamper Aspen’s growth Aspen Pharmacare, Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer has announced a 33% increase in revenue for the six months to December 32 last year but warns that performance may decline due to single exit prices … Continue reading →

Increased excise duty, MAT on SEZs to hurt pharma industry Leading drug makers on Tuesday said that higher excise duty proposed in the Budget 2011-12 would make medicines costlier and hurt the common man. Further, pharmaceutical industry players also feared … Continue reading →

The pharmaceutical industry is helping state law enforcement officers track sales of a popular over-the-counter decongestant as part of a crackdown on “smurfing,” a way of collecting a key ingredient in the illegal drug methamphetamine. Authorities hope the industry-funded tracking … Continue reading →

Canada lacks oversight on online medical information, study finds Canada may have a state-run health-care system, but the federal government is noticeably reticent when it comes to providing medical information online. Wikipedia entries or pharmaceutical company websites are almost always … Continue reading →

NPS Pharmaceuticals to Present at Upcoming Health Care Conferences NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP) will present at the Citi 2011 Global Health Care Conference in New York on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. ET and the Cowen and … Continue reading →

Global compliance issues influence pharmaceutical traceability Impending global legislation is set to bring wide-ranging changes to the coding and marking operations of pharmaceutical manufacturers. More challenges facing the healthcare industry today than at any time in the previous 30 years. … Continue reading →