Keyword: pharmaceutical industry USA

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Drugmakers Face More Scrutiny of Discordant U.S. Prices

11.05.2013 - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...

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U.S. Struggles with Pharmaceutical Goals in Asia Trade Talks

29.03.2013 - The United States is striving to find an appropriate balance in Asia-Pacific free trade talks between providing strong patent and data protections for U.S. drug manufacturers and...

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Pfizer Gets Celebrex Patent Extension

05.03.2013 - U.S. regulators granted Pfizer a reissued patent on its multibillion-dollar Celebrex pain drug that extends its marketing exclusivity until early December 2015, the company said on...

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Generics Brought Down Common Drug Prices in 2012

05.03.2013 - Cheaper generic drugs in 2012 brought down spending on treatments for common diseases like high cholesterol for the first time in 20 years, according to a report from the largest...

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Obama Medicare Rebate Plan Could Hurt Drug Companies

14.02.2013 - President Barack Obama's decision to spotlight drug rebates as a way to save money on Medicare is likely to be opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, which could potentially lose...

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Novartis CEO Says U.S. Plant Gets FDA Clearance

09.11.2012 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis's plant in Colorado, has just passed an inspection by U.S. regulators, giving it hope that quality control problems in its North American plants are being...

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White House Said to Be Frustrating US Drug Companies in Asia Trade Talks

06.10.2012 - The Obama administration's reluctance to push for 12 years of data protection on "biologic" medicines in free-trade talks is a growing concern for U.S. drug manufacturers who...

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U.S. Finds No Wrongdoing in Yasmin Patent Settlement

02.10.2012 - U.S. antitrust regulators found no wrongdoing in a deal made four years ago between German drugmaker Bayer and a division of Teva Pharmaceuticals to end patent litigation over the...