TOP 100 MEDICAL SITES
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| Novartis to Expand China Team The Swiss drug maker's CEO said Novartis will expand its research and sales force in China with its own employees, despite an industry trend toward outsourcing in China. online.wsj.com |
Walgreen to Honor CVS Deal Walgreen is willing to honor existing pricing terms for patients under contract with CVS Caremark's pharmacy-benefit manger unit. online.wsj.com |
Malaria's Tenacious Buzz Even as the fight against malaria gains momentum, research reveals that malaria's tentacles continue to dig ever deeper. online.wsj.com |
Sanofi Still Bidding for Genzyme - And at the Same Price Derek Lowe submits: Well, so much for my fantasy of Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) walking away from their attempt to buy Genzyme (GENZ). They went public Sunday with a $69/share offer - even lower than most people were thinking - and just a little while ago, Genzyme publicly turned them down. What's more, this is apparently the same price at which Genzyme (privately) balked earlier in the summer. The big difference now, of course, is that the dollar figures are out in the newspapers. And the only reason to do it that way, at least as far as I can figure, is if you're going to try to wage a hearts-and-minds battle for Genzyme's shareholders: a hostile offer, or at least the credible threat of one.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Vivus Rallies on Positive Results for Obesity Drug Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS) said Tuesday that it achieved positive results from a two-year study of Qnexa Controlled Release Capsules, an investigational therapy for the treatment of obesity, a condition that affects approximately one-third of adult Americans. The findings come from the Sequel study, a 52-week extension trial for a subset of patients who completed the previously reported 56-week Conquer study. The second part of the study included 675 obese or overweight patients, all of whom had two or more weight-related diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes, and an average baseline body mass index (BMI) of 36.1. People with normal weight have a BMI of between 18.5–24.9.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |