Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Acquires PharmaForce, Inc.
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Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New York based U.S. Company of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Corporate Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan) and PharmaForce, Inc., (Columbus, Ohio, USA), a privately-held fullyintegrated specialty injectable pharmaceutical company, announced today that PharmaForce has been acquired by Luitpold.
All three Novartis A(H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccines prequalified by World Health Organization
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Novartis announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification for all three of its influenza A(H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines for supply to United Nations (UN) agencies: the cell culture-based and MF59® adjuvanted vaccine Celtura®, the egg-based and MF59 adjuvanted vaccine Focetria® as well as the egg-based A(H1N1) vaccine manufactured using the seasonal Fluvirin® platform.
Pfizer Provides U.S. Regulatory Update On Prevnar 13™ Vaccine
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Pfizer Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet completed its review of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Prevnar 13™, (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine [Diphtheria CRM197 Protein]), the Company's candidate 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Sanofi-aventis to Acquire Chattem Inc. Creating a Strong U.S. Consumer Healthcare Platform
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Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Chattem, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTT) have entered into a definitive agreement under which sanofi-aventis is to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Chattem in a cash tender offer for $93.50 per share, or approximately $1.9 billion.
FDA Approves SPIRIVA® HandiHaler® for the Reduction of COPD Exacerbations
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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SPIRIVA® HandiHaler® (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder) for the reduction of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Sanofi Pasteur to Develop & Commercialize Vaccine to Prevent Staphylococcus infections
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Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, it has entered into an exclusive, world-wide licensing agreement with Syntiron to develop and commercialize its prophylactic vaccine against Staphylococcus, including Methicillin-Resistant Stapyhylococcus aureus or MRSA.
GSK publishes speaking, consulting fees paid to US healthcare professionals
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GlaxoSmithKline published a list of fees paid between April 1 and June 30 to U.S. healthcare professionals for speaking and consulting services. GSK will update this list quarterly going forward.
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