The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to MabCampath® (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) for whom fludarabine combination chemotherapy is not appropriate.
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New pharmaceutical candidate Lu AA37096 enters Lundbeck's development pipeline
Lundbeck has initiated phase I clinical studies with Lu AA37096 in order to investigate safety, tolerability and the pharmacokinetic profile of the drug in humans. Lu AA37096 has been discovered based on findings with the unique mechanism of action of escitalopram (Cipralex®) but incorporates effects on a number of additional targets in the brain.
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Pfizer Completes Sale of Consumer Healthcare Business
Pfizer Inc said that it has completed the sale of its Pfizer Consumer Healthcare business to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6 billion or about $13.5 billion in after-tax proceeds.
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Galvus®, a new oral treatment for type 2 diabetes, receives positive opinion
European health authorities have supported changes proposed by Novartis to prescribing information for Galvus® (vildagliptin), opening the way for the formal regulatory approval of these changes as well as the launch in the European Union of this new oral treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Pfizer to Acquire CovX to Extend Biotherapeutics Investment
Pfizer Inc announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire CovX, a privately-held biotherapeutics company specializing in preclinical oncology and metabolic research and a developer of a biotherapeutics technology platform that will enhance Pfizer's biologic portfolio.
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European Commission Approves ATRIPLA®
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for ATRIPLA® (efavirenz 600 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg), formally approving ATRIPLA for commercialization in the 27 countries of the European Union, as well as in Norway and Iceland.
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Avista Capital Partners to Acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging for $525 Million
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, announced today the parties have signed a definitive agreement for Avista to acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging ("BMS MI"), a business unit of Bristol-Myers Squibb, for approximately $525 million of cash proceeds. BMS MI is a leading supplier of medical imaging products for nuclear and
ultrasound cardiovascular diagnostic imaging procedures.
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