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More Pressure to Justify Cost of Cancer Drugs Versus Benefits

14.12.2012 - Medical providers have begun to think more about cost, as well as safety and effectiveness, when they decide on cancer treatments. In the past, pharmaceutical companies could...

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GSK and J&J Lead Rivals in Drug Access for Poor

28.11.2012 - Drugmakers - led by GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson - are stepping up efforts to ensure their medicines are available and affordable in poor countries, after being attacked...

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Germany's Merck Halts Supply of Cancer Drug to Greek Hospitals

03.11.2012 - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget...

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Greece Fights Drug Shortages by Suspending Exports

24.10.2012 - The Greek government, battling a shortage of many medicines, has suspended all drug exports in the wake of a fresh round of price cuts, according to a notice from the country's...

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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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Pharma Group Calls for Broader US Market Approach in Medicare

21.09.2012 - The role of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry within Medicare should be expanded as a way to reduce the popular healthcare program's contribution to the federal deficit without...

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Bayer CEO Decries Pressure to Lower Drug Prices

20.09.2012 - Pressure from governments to lower drug prices risks undermining medical innovation, Bayer's chief executive Marjin Dekkers said on Wednesday, echoing complaints of other drug...

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LabCorp Unaware of Any Takeover Attempt

02.08.2012 - Laboratory Corp of America Holdings said it has no knowledge of any plans for a leveraged buyout of the company after a report that a private equity consortium was targeting the...