Keyword: generics

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Sun Pharma Buys Novartis Drugs

04.04.2016 - Indian generic drug maker Sun Pharma has agreed to buy a portfolio of brands from Novartis for $293 million. The Mumbai-based multi-national is acquiring 14 established...

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GSK to Waive Patents in Poor Countries

01.04.2016 - Glaxo SmithKline has announced it will waive patent protection for new medicines in the world’s poorest countries, such as Afghanistan, Rwanda and Cambodia, allowing cheaper...

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EU Gives OK for Teva to Buy Allergan Generics

11.03.2016 - As mooted earlier in the week, the European Commission (EC) has given its approval for Israel-based Teva’s planned $40.5 billion acquisition of the generics arm of Ireland...

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GSK Fined for Blocking Copies of Seroxat

15.02.2016 - Major UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined more than £37 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for anti-competitive behavior relating to generic...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

DCAT Week ’16

03.02.2016 - A key upcoming industry event is DCAT Week, the flagship event of the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT). DCAT Week brings together pharmaceutical and...

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NICE Approves Two Biosimilars for Arthritis

02.02.2016 - Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in England will soon be able to benefit from a cheaper generic version of US pharmaceutical producer Merck’s and the world’s best-selling medicines...

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Global Data Sees Indian Generics Soaring

29.01.2016 - The value of the Indian pharmaceutical market is set to nearly quadruple over the next five years, soaring from $20 billion in 2015 to $55 billion by 2020, according to GlobalData...

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Roche Wins Patent Dispute Against Cipla

11.12.2015 - An Indian court has unexpectedly sided with Swiss drugmaker Roche in a long-running patent dispute with Indian generics giant Cipla. A two-judge panel for the Delhi High Court...