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Same-Day Analysis 5 Mar 10 BMS Provides Pipeline Update, Strikes Deal with Allergan

Same-Day Analysis 4 Mar 10 Abbott Wins Court Case on Reimbursement Calculation as Several New Innovative Drugs Gain Reimbursement in Czech Republic

Same-Day Analysis 3 Mar 10 Norwegian Pharma Market Valued at US$3.1 bil. in 2009, Up 2.7% Y/Y

Same-Day Analysis 2 Mar 10 Astellas Launches Another Hostile U.S. Takeover Bid with US$3.5-bil. Offer for OSI Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 1 Mar 10 Large Increase Seen in Polish Expenditure on Cancer Treatment in 2004–09; New Reimbursement List to Be Implemented in H1 2010

Same-Day Analysis 26 Feb 10 Daiichi Sankyo to Establish New Japanese Subsidiary to Market Generics

Same-Day Analysis 25 Feb 10 Czech Oncology Treatment Expenditure Will Not Increase in 2010 as Revenues from Health Insurance Premiums Plummet in January

Same-Day Analysis 24 Feb 10 Generics Provide Savings of 7.9 bil. Euro for Germany's Health Insurance Funds in 2009

Same-Day Analysis 23 Feb 10 U.S. President Unveils New Healthcare Proposal Ahead of Bipartisan Debate

Same-Day Analysis 22 Feb 10 Avandia's Prospects Hang in Balance Following Senate Finance Report on Drug's Risk

Same-Day Analysis 19 Feb 10 Solvay Records 3% Y/Y Rise in Pharma Sales, All Clear for Disposal of Pharma Business

Same-Day Analysis 18 Feb 10 Restrictions on Use of Cancer Diagnostic Tools Expected as Worldwide Shortage of Isotope Tc-99m Worsens

Same-Day Analysis 17 Feb 10 Merck & Co Registers 15% Growth in Consolidated Sales During FY 2009

Same-Day Analysis 16 Feb 10 Teva Has Good Year But Fails to Meet Ambitious US$14.1-bil. Topline Guidance for 2009

Same-Day Analysis 15 Feb 10 China Clarifies Patent Laws to Expand Compulsory Licensing

Same-Day Analysis 12 Feb 10 Polish MoH's Revlimid Stance Criticised; New Direction on Non-Standard Chemotherapy Announced as Efient Reimbursement Application Rejected

Same-Day Analysis 11 Feb 10 India Remains Generics Paradise as Patent Filings Drop by 29% in 2009; Patent Linkages Proposal Squashed Again

Same-Day Analysis 10 Feb 10 Sanofi Reports 6.3% Y/Y Growth in Revenue as Vaccine Sales Offset Generic Threat in 2009

Same-Day Analysis 9 Feb 10 NICE Rejects Three Cancer Drugs from Novartis and BMS

Same-Day Analysis 8 Feb 10 CMS Study Indicates Higher Healthcare Public Spending Share by 2019

Same-Day Analysis 5 Feb 10 GSK Returns to Sales Growth in 2009 as Strategic R&D Changes are Announced

Same-Day Analysis 4 Feb 10 Pfizer Reports 4% Rise in FY 2009, Outlook Estimates Disappoint

Same-Day Analysis 3 Feb 10 Roche Reports 22% Y/Y Fall in 2009 Net Income on Expenses Related to Genentech's Takeover

Same-Day Analysis 2 Feb 10 U.S. President's Fiscal Plan 2011 Sees Rise in Healthcare Outlays

Same-Day Analysis 1 Feb 10 Ipsen Delivers Strong 2009 Sales Performance Driven by Specialty Care Business, Up 16.1%

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jan 10 AstraZeneca Announces Strong Profit Growth for 2009; Up to 10,400 Jobs May Be Cut in Restructuring

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jan 10 Pfizer Unveils R&D Pipeline Update with Focus on Biologics

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jan 10 J&J Registers 8.3% Y/Y Slip on Pharma Revenue in FY 2009 Despite Upbeat Q4 Growth

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jan 10 Novartis Reports Record Results for 2009 as Sales Increase 7%

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jan 10 NPPA's Latest Revisions to Affect 10 Bulk Drugs and 85 Formulations

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jan 10 Study Indicates Higher Drug Costs and Comparative Effectiveness Affect Cancer Treatment Recommendations

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jan 10 Novartis Stumbles in Alcon Acquisition as Positive Regulatory Developments are Announced

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jan 10 Philippines' Government Launches Second Wave of Drug Price Cuts within Six Months

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jan 10 Mexican Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Branded Drugs and Clarifies Criteria for Patents

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jan 10 J&J Dogged by Safety Issues, Kickback Allegations

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jan 10 Argentina's Pharmaceutical Market on the Rise as Total Sales Experience 14.4% Y/Y Growth for Q3 2009

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jan 10 Assogenerici Condemns Freezing of Local Health Companies' Overdue Drug Payments; Generics Prices Rise 12%

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jan 10 Higher ARV Compliance Leads to Health Bill Savings of US$85 per Patient, Reveals Johns Hopkins

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jan 10 GAO Assesses Drug Price Rises in New Study

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jan 10 Changes to Regulations on Setting Drug Prices in Romania Favour Generic Producers

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jan 10 Positive Prospects for Peru's Pharma Market in 2010, with Sales at US$1.1 bil. and Encouraging Regulatory Changes

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jan 10 French Government Introduces New 10-20% Reimbursement Rate, over 100 Drugs of Low Therapeutic Value Targeted

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jan 10 U.K. Government Outlines Proposals to Increase Generic Uptake in NHS by 5%

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jan 10 Swine Flu Threat Dies Down, But Questions Emerge Regarding its Pandemic Status

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jan 10 Novartis Increases Stake in Alcon to 77%

Same-Day Analysis 31 Dec 09 Israeli MoH Adds 71 News Drugs to Country's 2010 Drug Basket But Faces Massive Opposition

Same-Day Analysis 30 Dec 09 Pharmac Announces New Wave of Sole-Supply Deals

Same-Day Analysis 29 Dec 09 Another Ranbaxy FDA-Approved Facility Receives Warning Letter as Firm Divests from Chinese Joint Venture

Same-Day Analysis 24 Dec 09 AstraZeneca Snaps Up Antibiotics Company Novexel for US$505 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 23 Dec 09 Novartis Acquires Corthera, Secures Positive CHMP Recommendations for Menveo and Paediatric Diovan

Same-Day Analysis 22 Dec 09 Sanofi-Aventis Acquires Consumer Healthcare Company Chattem for US$1.9 bil., Cancels Two Drug Development Programmes

Same-Day Analysis 21 Dec 09 MHLW Proposes Relaxation on Average Overseas Prices Calculation, Biosimilars to Receive 10% Premium

Same-Day Analysis 18 Dec 09 Sanofi-Aventis Banks on Vaccine Market, Plans to Double Vaccine Sales by 2013

Same-Day Analysis 17 Dec 09 Ugandan Counterfeiting Bill Causes HAI to Voice Drug-Accessibility Concerns

Same-Day Analysis 16 Dec 09 Generic Substitution in France Creates Total Savings of 1 bil. Euro in 2009, Generic Penetration to Reach 80% in 2010

Same-Day Analysis 15 Dec 09 Takeda Inlicenses Seattle Genetics' Brentuximab Vedotin, Beefs Up Actos' Chinese Marketing with Pfizer Alliance

Same-Day Analysis 14 Dec 09 P&R Update Carried Out in Greece as Government Seeks to Recoup Funds from Pharma Companies

Same-Day Analysis 11 Dec 09 Higher Health Spending in Italy Envisaged in 2010–12 Finance Act, Round Table on Regional Pharmaceutical Financing Planned

Same-Day Analysis 10 Dec 09 German Health Insurance Funds Face 4-bil.-Euro Deficit in 2010, Contributions to Rise

Same-Day Analysis 9 Dec 09 Celgene to Acquire Gloucester Pharma, Aims to Launch Istodax in Early 2010

Same-Day Analysis 8 Dec 09 New Results Show MabThera/Rituxan May Improve Overall Survival, Roche Terminates R&D Partnership with Actelion

Same-Day Analysis 7 Dec 09 Medication Budget Slashed by 4% in Brazil Despite Expansion of Treatment Coverage

Same-Day Analysis 4 Dec 09 Turkish Government Convinced by Pharma Industry to Modify Drug-Price Decree; Prices Still to Drop Significantly

Same-Day Analysis 3 Dec 09 Pharmac to Apply Reference Pricing to Aromatase Inhibitors, Aims for US$7.5-mil. Saving over Five Years

Same-Day Analysis 2 Dec 09 China Releases New Basic Health Insurance Formulary, All 307 Essential Drugs Listed

Same-Day Analysis 1 Dec 09 GSK to Implement Price-Cutting Strategy in Emerging Markets

Same-Day Analysis 30 Nov 09 Australian PBS Cost Rises 8.8% Y/Y to US$7.7 bil. in FY 2008/09

Same-Day Analysis 27 Nov 09 Chinese Provinces Start Rolling Out Regional Essential Drug Systems Following Government Reform Guidelines

Same-Day Analysis 26 Nov 09 Argentinean Government Signs Agreement to Slash 600 Drug Prices by 30%, Senate Bans Drug Sales Outside Pharmacies

Same-Day Analysis 25 Nov 09 GSK Recalls Batch of Pandemrix as Adverse Effects Emerge in Canada, Plans to Manufacture Relenza in China Announced

Same-Day Analysis 24 Nov 09 Opposition Rises as Egypt Seeks to Boost Drug Access Through International Reference Pricing

Same-Day Analysis 23 Nov 09 MHLW Considers Price Maintenance Scheme for Patented Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Nov 09 Inter-Country Price-Disparity Study May See Moroccan Government Slash Drug Prices Up to 80%

Same-Day Analysis 17 Nov 09 Romanian Pharma Market Declines 5% in Q3, Decline of 10% Predicted in 2010

Same-Day Analysis 16 Nov 09 Finnish Pharmaceutical Administration Reorganised, New Independent Medicines Agency Fimea Created

Same-Day Analysis 13 Nov 09 Swine Flu Vaccine Supply Concerns Heightened as Number of Infected Reaches 22 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 12 Nov 09 Sustainability of ARV Access in Question as Number of HIV Patients Living with Disease Grows

Same-Day Analysis 11 Nov 09 Immunisation Programmes Push Australia's Public Health Spend over US$2 bil. in FY 2007/08

Same-Day Analysis 10 Nov 09 Richter Announces Good Results for First Three Quarters, But Decline Seen in Q3

Same-Day Analysis 9 Nov 09 House Healthcare Bill Passed in U.S. After Bitter Battle

Same-Day Analysis 6 Nov 09 Krka's Revenue Flat on Currency Depreciation in Export Markets During Q3

Same-Day Analysis 5 Nov 09 Merck Scouts for New Targets as Schering-Plough Deal Completed

Same-Day Analysis 4 Nov 09 Aurobindo Pharma Reports US$21-mil. Profits in Q2 as Wockhardt Continues to Plummet Into Losses

Same-Day Analysis 3 Nov 09 Teva Reports 28% Rise in Q3 Profits, Driven by Higher Sales

Same-Day Analysis 2 Nov 09 Sanofi-Aventis Posts Solid Q3 Results, Inches Closer to New Merck Animal Health Deal

Same-Day Analysis 30 Oct 09 Takeda Brings Down Full-Year Turnover Expectation Following Lacklustre H1; Ranbaxy Contribution Bolsters Daiichi Sankyo Sales Growth

Same-Day Analysis 29 Oct 09 GSK Reports Highest Sales Growth in Two Years Following Relenza Boost and Currency Gains

Same-Day Analysis 28 Oct 09 Asia-Pacific Gains Momentum in Vaccine Field, Draws Increasing Interest from Multinationals

Same-Day Analysis 27 Oct 09 Strong Tamiflu Sales Spur Chugai's Revenue Jump in Q3

Same-Day Analysis 23 Oct 09 Merck & Co, Schering-Plough Demonstrate Contrasting Profits During Q3

Same-Day Analysis 22 Oct 09 Germany's IQWiG Amends Methodology to Assess Drugs' Cost Benefit

Same-Day Analysis 21 Oct 09 Post-Merger Pfizer Reports 3% Drop in Sales Growth During Q3

Same-Day Analysis 20 Oct 09 Some 15 New Proprietary Drugs Included in Slovakia's October Reimbursement List Update

Same-Day Analysis 19 Oct 09 Price Rules May Force Pharma Companies to Withhold Drugs from Romania, as Healthcare Budget Set to Drop in 2010

Same-Day Analysis 16 Oct 09 Roche Q3 Sales Outperform Market Growth Due to Tamiflu Windfall

Same-Day Analysis 15 Oct 09 Budget 2010: Reimbursement Cuts, Consultation Fee Ceilings to Be Main Targets to Slash French Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 14 Oct 09 Max Baucus's US$829-bil. Heath Reform Bill Approved by U.S. Senate Committee

Same-Day Analysis 13 Oct 09 Pharma Industry Relieved as USPTO Decides to Withdraw Controversial Patent Laws

Same-Day Analysis 12 Oct 09 Merck Strikes Cross Deal with Pharmac to Ease Litigation Tension, Secures New Funding

Same-Day Analysis 9 Oct 09 ECJ Orders Review of GSK's Dual-Pricing System in Spain

Same-Day Analysis 8 Oct 09 State Pharmaceutical Expenditure in Italy Edges Up 0.3% in H1

Same-Day Analysis 7 Oct 09 Germany's Next Coalition Government Enters Into Negotiation to Hammer Out Healthcare Reform Plan

Same-Day Analysis 6 Oct 09 AstraZeneca and BMS Gain EU Marketing Approval for Onglyza, Shown to Be as Effective as Januvia

Same-Day Analysis 5 Oct 09 Turkish Pharma Industry Outraged by Government-Instigated Price Cuts Affecting All Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 2 Oct 09 China Issues Guidance MRP for 296 Essential Drugs, Nearly Half to Face Price Slash

Same-Day Analysis 1 Oct 09 Netherlands Tops European Health Consumer Poll for Second Successive Year

Same-Day Analysis 30 Sep 09 Emergency Measures to Boost Healthcare Funds to Come Before Romanian Parliament, Including Clawback from Pharma Companies

Same-Day Analysis 29 Sep 09 Lupin Makes a US$39-mil. Cholesterol Drug Purchase in the U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 28 Sep 09 Abbott Confirms Acquisition of Solvay, Fifth Purchase Attempt within the Year

Same-Day Analysis 25 Sep 09 Drug Reimbursement Up 17% Y/Y in H1, as Fears Grow of Czech Healthcare Sector Financial Collapse in 2010

Same-Day Analysis 24 Sep 09 Positive Results of ALVAC-HIV/AIDSVAX Combo's Thai Trial Raise Hope on HIV Vaccine

Same-Day Analysis 23 Sep 09 AIFA Announces Completion of Reorganisation, New Structure Takes Effect on 1 October

Same-Day Analysis 22 Sep 09 Singapore Issues Regulatory Guidance on Biosimilars

Same-Day Analysis 21 Sep 09 South Korean Drug Price Reform Imminent, Health Ministry Considers Avoiding Double Price Cut for Innovative Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Sep 09 Merck & Co and Wellcome Trust Set Up Vaccine Firm

Same-Day Analysis 17 Sep 09 NPPA Revises Price of Five Bulk Drugs, 240 Formulations; is Sued by Biocon over Lantus Biosimilar Pricing

Same-Day Analysis 16 Sep 09 Croatian Healthcare System Debt under Control as New Reimbursement List Introduced

Same-Day Analysis 15 Sep 09 Lilly Unveils Reorganisation Plan, Aims to Achieve US$1-bil. Savings by 2011

Same-Day Analysis 14 Sep 09 Slovakian Drug Reimbursement Growth Curtailed in October Reimbursement List

Same-Day Analysis 11 Sep 09 Merck & Co to Terminate Development of Migraine Drug MK-3207, Provides Update on Migraine Pipeline

Same-Day Analysis 10 Sep 09 U.S. President Resorts to Three-Pronged Policy in Latest Healthcare Reform Push

Same-Day Analysis 9 Sep 09 Lebanon to Formalise Health Insurance for Large Uninsured Population in New Reforms

Same-Day Analysis 8 Sep 09 Draft Update of Drug Reimbursement List Contains Only Two New Proprietary Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 7 Sep 09 Biogen Idec Initiates Proposal to Acquire Facet Biotech for US$355 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 4 Sep 09 South African Medical Schemes Feel the Recessionary Pinch Industry Wide in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 3 Sep 09 Dainippon Sumitomo Launches International Expansion with US$2.6-bil. Offer for Sepracor Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 2 Sep 09 Major Polish Pharmaceutical Distributors Report Revenue and Profit Growth in H1

Same-Day Analysis 1 Sep 09 Merck & Co Reorganises Company Structure

Same-Day Analysis 31 Aug 09 AstraZeneca's Brilinta Shows Superiority in ACS Treatment to Plavix Without Increasing Major Bleeding

Same-Day Analysis 28 Aug 09 Hikma's Profits Turn Around, But Topline Performance Falls Short of Guidance in H1

Same-Day Analysis 27 Aug 09 J&J to Restructure Business as Intelence Faces Stronger Warnings from FDA

Same-Day Analysis 26 Aug 09 Warner Chilcott Acquires P&G's Prescription Drug Business

Same-Day Analysis 25 Aug 09 UCB Boosts German Market Presence with Novartis Drugs; Xolair, Xyzal Approved for Wider Paediatric Use

Same-Day Analysis 24 Aug 09 Promising H1 for Poland's Pharmaceutical Market as Drug Exports Break Records

Same-Day Analysis 21 Aug 09 New Zealand's Medsafe Grants Approvals to New Drugs; Effient, Volibris, Xarelto Listed

Same-Day Analysis 20 Aug 09 Public Spending on Vaccines in Germany Plummets Nearly 40% Y/Y During Q1

Same-Day Analysis 19 Aug 09 China Issues List of 307 Essential Drugs Including 102 TCMs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Aug 09 CMS Confirms Rise in Premiums as Anger Grows over U.S. President's Public Health Plan Reform Proposals

Same-Day Analysis 17 Aug 09 Canada's Sales of Patented Drugs Increase 5% in 2008—PMPRB Study

Same-Day Analysis 14 Aug 09 Romanian Pharmaceutical Market Posts 3.8% Value Growth as Volume of Sales Tumbles in H1

Same-Day Analysis 13 Aug 09 Turmoil Among Top FDA Management Even as New Norms for Experimental Drugs Finalised

Same-Day Analysis 12 Aug 09 Falling Demand for Medicines Prompts 1% Y/Y Downturn in Turnover for Latvian Drug Wholesalers

Same-Day Analysis 11 Aug 09 House Healthcare Bill Puts HHS in Charge of Drug-Price Negotiations

Same-Day Analysis 10 Aug 09 Spotlight on US$80-bil. Drug Price Deal as Healthcare Reform Debate Moves Towards Examining Pharma Firm Costs

Same-Day Analysis 7 Aug 09 Biovail Posts Positive Financial Growth to Reach US$193.5 mil. in Revenues for Q2

Same-Day Analysis 6 Aug 09 Novo Nordisk Sales Increase 17% in H1, as Victoza's Prospects Dominate

Same-Day Analysis 5 Aug 09 Gedeon Richter's H1 Results Boosted by Russian and U.S. Sales

Same-Day Analysis 4 Aug 09 Nycomed Expands Central European Presence Through Generics Acquisitions from Zentiva, Sanofi-Aventis

Same-Day Analysis 3 Aug 09 Generic Competition Plagues UCB and Solvay in H1 as Growth from New Drugs is Slow to Materialise

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jul 09 Consolidation of Acquisitions Sees Mylan Exceed Expectations to Post Profits of US$58 mil. in Q2

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jul 09 Sanofi-Aventis's H1 Results Boosted by Acquisitions, Strong Sales of Lantus

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jul 09 Merck Serono Closes Q2 with 7.5% Y/Y Sales Jump, Prepares for Boost from Cladribine

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jul 09 Amgen Names GSK as Denosumab's International Marketing Partner, Reveals 1.6% Y/Y Fall in Q2 Sales

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jul 09 Sanofi Pasteur Acquires Shantha Biotechnics in India

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jul 09 Roche Ends H1 with Dynamic Sales Growth But Heavy Losses from Genentech Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jul 09 Pfizer Reports 9% Drop in Revenues During Q2

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jul 09 New Warning on Spiralling GKV Deficit as Industry Calls for Better Rules on Generic Substitution

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jul 09 National Health Insurance and ARV Roll-Out Take Centre Stage in South Africa's 2009/10 Health Budget

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jul 09 Big Pharmas Offer to Halve Prices of 80 Drugs in Philippines to Ease Price-Control Ruling

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jul 09 New Drug Sales Tempered by Currency Effects as Novartis Ends Q2 with 2% Y/Y Sales Dip

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jul 09 Spotlight Shifts to Senate Finance Committee Vote as HELP Passes Health Bill

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jul 09 Latest Annual Report Shows EMEA's Increased Activity and Expanded Role

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jul 09 Bayer HealthCare to Market OTC Omeprazole, Touts Early Diagnosis Benefits of AD Product Florbetaben

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jul 09 Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly Clinch FDA Nod for Effient, Lilly's Alimta Approved as NSCLC Monotherapy in EU

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jul 09 Wrangling over Biologics Data Exclusivity Continues as New U.S. Senate Proposal Emerges

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jul 09 U.S. DoJ's Antitrust Division Shifts Gear on "Pay-for-Delay" Settlements Policy, Declaring Them Illegal

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jul 09 Amgen's Prolia Claims Superiority to Novartis's Zometa in Delaying Bone Metastases for Breast Cancer Patients

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jul 09 Merger of Main State-Owned Slovak Health Insurers Planned in Response to Economic Crisis

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jul 09 Reduction of Drug Expenditure Ceiling May Cut 800 mil. Euro from Italian Pharma Budget

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jul 09 J&J to Invest US$1.5 bil. for 18.4% Stake and Core AD Programme in Elan

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jul 09 New Pricing Reforms Passed in Bid to Cut Switzerland's Heavy Pharmaceutical Spend

Same-Day Analysis 1 Jul 09 Study Spotlights Debate on Comparative Effectiveness and Costs of New Cancer Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jun 09 Chinese Pharma Industry Explores New Opportunities in Global Economic Downturn

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jun 09 Sun Pharma's U.S. Sales Hit as FDA Seizes Drugs Manufactured by Caraco

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jun 09 Spanish Generic Industry Unsustainable, Reveals EU Pharmaceutical Report

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jun 09 Spotlight on U.S. Healthcare Reform Proposals Continues as FTC Links Settlement Prohibition to Savings

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jun 09 Danish Pharmaceutical Market Grows 4.1% Y/Y in 2008, Fuelled by Sales of Hospital Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jun 09 Pharma Firms Strike Deal to Halve Brand-Name Drug Costs Under Medicare

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jun 09 Fresh Blow for Drug Wholesalers in Germany as Parliament Scraps Draft Law on Capped Margins

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jun 09 Mexico Introduces Regulatory Framework for Biotech and Biosimilar Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jun 09 Denmark to Cut Hospital Drug Prices by 5% on 1 January 2010

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jun 09 Big Pharma's Generics Push Continues as GSK Signs Emerging Markets Alliance with Dr. Reddy's

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jun 09 Social Affairs Ministry Demands Blanket 15% Price Cut on Pharmaceuticals in Estonia

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jun 09 WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic, the First Since 1968

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jun 09 PMPRB Finalises Changes to Canada's Patented Drug Pricing Guidelines

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jun 09 Report Warns of Potential US$24.5-bil. Shortfall for U.K. Health Service within 10 Years

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jun 09 P&R Presents New Challenges in CEE During Economic Downturn

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jun 09 President Offers Olive Branch to French Pharma Industry, Promises More Manufacturing Incentives

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jun 09 U.S. Government Sets Out Economic Case for Healthcare Reform Initiation

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jun 09 ARV Tender Business Boosts Adcock's Interim 2009 Topline by 23%

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jun 09 Roszdravnadzor and Health Ministry to Share Drug Pricing Data in New Market Monitoring Move

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jun 09 Cipla's Opposition Prevails as Adcock Scraps CMSA Buy

Same-Day Analysis 1 Jun 09 ASCO 2009: Genentech and Roche Register Bittersweet Results on Top Cancer Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 29 May 09 Booming Growth Revealed within Spanish Biotech Industry

Same-Day Analysis 28 May 09 FDA Document Raises Questions over U.S. Regulatory Fate of GSK's, Genmab's CLL Drug Arzerra

Same-Day Analysis 27 May 09 FDA Heads Outline Overhaul Strategy, Propose Draft Advertising Norms

Same-Day Analysis 26 May 09 Amended Polish Medical Technology Agency Bill Set for Senate Approval

Same-Day Analysis 25 May 09 Compulsory Licensing, an Untapped Potential for Generic Firms in India

Same-Day Analysis 22 May 09 New Study on European Drug Prices Confirms Low-Price Trends in Norway

Same-Day Analysis 21 May 09 Proposed Reform of Canada's Access to Medicines Regime Has Industry Divided on IP Protection

Same-Day Analysis 20 May 09 ECJ Upholds Right of EU Member States to Ban Outside and Multiple Ownership of Pharmacies

Same-Day Analysis 19 May 09 Takeda to Acquire Oncology Specialty Firm IDM Pharma, Shionogi's Sciele Eyes US$150-mil. Victory Deal

Same-Day Analysis 18 May 09 President Sets Target for 50% of Drugs Consumed in Kazakhstan to Be Produced Nationally by 2014

Same-Day Analysis 15 May 09 U.S. Healthcare Reform Gains Centre Stage as Industry Coalition Assures on Savings Plan

Same-Day Analysis 14 May 09 Sanofi-Aventis Faces New Round of Generic Threats to Plavix in Europe

Same-Day Analysis 13 May 09 Prescription Rebate Practices Under Spotlight as Ontario Government Implicates Seven Drug Makers

Same-Day Analysis 12 May 09 IQWiG Calls for Better Treatment Options for Germany's Youngest Asthma Patients

Same-Day Analysis 11 May 09 Takeda, Shionogi Post Respective Net Profit Drop of 34.1% and 37.5% for FY 2008/09, Forecast a Better FY 2009/10

Same-Day Analysis 8 May 09 Health Ministry Sets Out Draft Guideline on Drug Price Controls in Russia

Same-Day Analysis 7 May 09 Lilly's Strattera, Novartis's Clozaril Among Newly Approved Drugs in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 6 May 09 Pfizer Strengthens Research Base as Lyrica Patent Comes Under Threat

Same-Day Analysis 5 May 09 Danish Pharma Market Grows 5% Y/Y in Q1 to US$690 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 4 May 09 Ipsen Posts 5.4% Sales Growth in Q1, Secures Dysport Approval in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 1 May 09 AstraZeneca Posts Strong Q1 Growth But Remains Cautious on Full-Year Outlook

Same-Day Analysis 30 Apr 09 Biocon Falls Prey to MTM Losses, Profits Plummet by 80% in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 29 Apr 09 Pfizer's Q1 Results Suffer as Lipitor and Champix Decline in Sales

Same-Day Analysis 28 Apr 09 Drug Price Discrepancies in Chile Reach 6,000 Pesos, Says National Consumer Agency

Same-Day Analysis 27 Apr 09 Fears of a Worldwide Pandemic Increase as Swine 'Flu Cases Mount in Mexico

Same-Day Analysis 24 Apr 09 Amgen Lowers 2009 Revenue Forecasts as Sales Drop 8% Y/Y in Q1

Same-Day Analysis 23 Apr 09 China Develops World's First H. Pylori Vaccine, Given Green Light by SFDA

Same-Day Analysis 22 Apr 09 Merck & Co, Schering-Plough Suffer Q1 Fall in Sales

Same-Day Analysis 21 Apr 09 New Initiative to See Private-Sector ACT Drug Prices Slashed by 95%

Same-Day Analysis 20 Apr 09 GSK Acquires U.S. Dermatology Specialist Stiefel for up to US$3.6 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 17 Apr 09 Over 120 Pharma Companies Targeted as Roszdravnadzor Launches Fresh Attack on Quality Control

Same-Day Analysis 16 Apr 09 Vietnam to Cover Additional 10 mil. with Health Insurance in 2009, Aims for Universal Coverage by 2014

Same-Day Analysis 15 Apr 09 BiPar Sciences Acquisition Reaffirms Sanofi-Aventis's Long-Term Oncology Commitment

Same-Day Analysis 14 Apr 09 GKV Funds Fear Recession Could Prompt US$1-bil. German Public Healthcare Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 13 Apr 09 Swedish Industry Association Warns Drug Price-Cut Proposals Could Exceed Savings Goal

Same-Day Analysis 10 Apr 09 PEPFAR Cuts HIV/AIDS Death Toll in Africa by 1.2 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 9 Apr 09 Genentech Withdraws Raptiva from U.S. Market

Same-Day Analysis 8 Apr 09 Retail Pharmacy Sales in Russia Jump 13% from January to February

Same-Day Analysis 7 Apr 09 China Finalises Long-Awaited Healthcare Reform Guidelines

Same-Day Analysis 6 Apr 09 Survey Reveals Generics Substitution Only Accounts for 6.1% of Eligible Prescriptions in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 3 Apr 09 Pfizer Provides Update on R&D Pipeline, Discontinues One Sutent Breast Cancer Trial

Same-Day Analysis 2 Apr 09 Divestment Among Options Considered for Solvay's Pharmaceutical Unit

Same-Day Analysis 1 Apr 09 Mexico’s 2009 Health Secretariat Budget Grows by 16.9% to Reach US$6 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 31 Mar 09 Eli Lilly Seeks Acquisitions as Experimental Neuro Drug Falters in Trials

Same-Day Analysis 30 Mar 09 J&J Re-Examines Merck-Schering Merger Structure as Topamax Goes Off-Patent

Same-Day Analysis 27 Mar 09 Indian Government Takes Step Towards Patient Rights and Universal Health Cover with Bill Draft

Same-Day Analysis 26 Mar 09 MHLW Issues Guidelines on Biosimilars Development and Regulatory Applications

Same-Day Analysis 25 Mar 09 Fasa's Final Confession Confirms Pharmacies' Price-Fixing Agreement in Chile

Same-Day Analysis 24 Mar 09 New Alzheimer's Cases in U.S. to Double by 2050, Costs to Rise

Same-Day Analysis 23 Mar 09 Report Reveals Foreign Drug Distributors Monopolise Vietnamese Market

Same-Day Analysis 20 Mar 09 National Audit Office Finds Further Room for Generic-Associated Savings in Norway

Same-Day Analysis 19 Mar 09 U.S. Medicare Advisory Commission to Look at Safety and Pricing Issues of Biologic Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Mar 09 Chugai Hit by Actemra's Death Link But Will Not Halt Drug's Sale

Same-Day Analysis 17 Mar 09 FDA Review Team Recommends Limited Approval for Sanofi-Aventis's Multaq

Same-Day Analysis 16 Mar 09 New Recommendations for Top FDA Posts Suggest Stricter Standards to Come

Same-Day Analysis 13 Mar 09 Gilead Sciences Steals CV Therapeutics from Astellas with Higher Offer

Same-Day Analysis 12 Mar 09 Roche Wins Genentech Over with Raised Bid of US$46.8 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 11 Mar 09 Branded Drugs in Mexico Experience 6.7% Decrease in Volume Growth During January

Same-Day Analysis 10 Mar 09 Merck & Co, Schering-Plough in US$41.1-bil. Acquisition Deal

Same-Day Analysis 9 Mar 09 Amgen and Wyeth Singled Out in Whistleblower Lawsuit on Marketing Practices

Same-Day Analysis 6 Mar 09 Industry Association Accuses Norwegian Medicines Agency of Violating EEA Laws

Same-Day Analysis 5 Mar 09 More State Lawsuits for Drug Firms as Supreme Court Rules Against Wyeth in Pre-Emption Case

Same-Day Analysis 4 Mar 09 Germany's GKV Health Insurers Finish 2008 in the Black Despite 5% Y/Y Rise in Drug Spending

Same-Day Analysis 3 Mar 09 Biotech Drugs Regulation on Hold by Cofepris

Same-Day Analysis 2 Mar 09 Astellas Launches Tender Offer for CV Therapeutics Acquisition, Files Lawsuit Against CV

Same-Day Analysis 27 Feb 09 President Obama's Healthcare Budget Unveiled in U.S., Generics Push Signalled

Same-Day Analysis 26 Feb 09 Surveyed Portuguese Public Hospitals Spend US$734 mil. on Medicines in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 25 Feb 09 Pfizer Terminates Development of Two Late-Stage Drug Candidates

Same-Day Analysis 24 Feb 09 Poland's Parallel Imports Market Grows Rapidly in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 23 Feb 09 Ireland Considers Tighter Drug-Pricing Controls, Wider Generic Use to Contain Expenditure

Same-Day Analysis 20 Feb 09 PML Risk Prompts Suspension of Raptiva's European Marketing

Same-Day Analysis 19 Feb 09 Singapore's 2009 Health Budget Increases by 34%, Touting US$30-bil. Healthcare Reserve

Same-Day Analysis 18 Feb 09 Swedish Human Pharmaceutical Sales Grow 4% Y/Y to US$3.3 bil., Generics Underperform Overall Market

Same-Day Analysis 17 Feb 09 Norway Expands Step-Price System as Pharmacy Association Publishes Detailed Figures for 2008 Ambulatory Market

Same-Day Analysis 16 Feb 09 FDA Grants its Final Nod to Takeda's Gout Treatment Uloric

Same-Day Analysis 13 Feb 09 U.S. Healthcare Provisions Detailed in Economic Stimulus Bill

Same-Day Analysis 12 Feb 09 China's New Drug Applications Drop 18% Y/Y During 2008

Same-Day Analysis 11 Feb 09 Acquisitions Central to Future Growth as Sanofi-Aventis Reveals 1.7% Y/Y Loss in 2008 Sales

Same-Day Analysis 10 Feb 09 France Biotech Warns Government Investment in Sector is Plummeting

Same-Day Analysis 9 Feb 09 AOK Claims Legal Victory in Battle to Pursue Generic Rebate Contracts in Germany

Same-Day Analysis 6 Feb 09 GSK Steps Up Cost-Cutting Programme as 2008 Revenues, Profits Slump

Same-Day Analysis 5 Feb 09 NICE Rebuffs Kidney Cancer Drugs for Second Time Despite Offers of Price-Sharing Agreements

Same-Day Analysis 4 Feb 09 Merck & Co Posts Lower Sales Growth in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 3 Feb 09 FTC Legally Challenges Generic-Branded Firms' Drug Settlements

Same-Day Analysis 2 Feb 09 FDA Reviewers Recommend Approval of Prasugrel, But Panel Decision Awaits

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jan 09 Roche Initiates Hostile Takeover Bid for Genentech at US$86.5 per Share

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jan 09 Novo Nordisk Posts 40% Y/Y Increase in 2008 Operating Income, Expects Liraglutide's European Approval by Mid-2009

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jan 09 Astellas Launches Unsolicited US$1-bil. Cash Bid to Acquire CV Therapeutics

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jan 09 Pfizer Acquires Wyeth in the Industry's Largest-Ever Takeover Deal

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jan 09 Spain’s Drug Market Grows by Healthy 6.87% in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jan 09 Pfizer-Wyeth M&A Rumour Locks Spotlight on Industry Consolidation

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jan 09 China Passes Healthcare Reform Plan at Last, Earmarking US$120 bil. for Five Initial Moves

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jan 09 Distribution of Essential Medicines Grinds to a Halt as Russia's Wholesalers Struggle to Clear Debts

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jan 09 First Steps Towards Mandatory Health Insurance in Ukraine as New Law is Passed

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jan 09 Postcode Lottery for Cancer Care Extends Across Europe, Karolinska Institute Study Finds

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jan 09 Lilly’s US$1.42-bil. Zyprexa Settlement is Finalised

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jan 09 Pharmaceutical Society of Namibia Fears New Formulary Will Make Non-Listed Medicines Unaffordable

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jan 09 Off-Patent Drugs See Prices Slashed as Belgium Starts 2009 with New P&R Controls

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jan 09 Elan Calls for External Assessment of its Business Options

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jan 09 Pharmacoeconomics Central to French Regulator HAS's Three-Year Plans

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jan 09 Mediceo, Alfresa Call Off Merger Plan, Ending Creation of Potential Giant Wholesaler in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jan 09 Potential First Big Pharma-Biotech Deal of 2009 as Wyeth Eyes Crucell

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jan 09 U.S. Health Spend Growth Slows in 2007 to 6.1%, Lowest in Nine Years

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jan 09 Delays for Cimzia as UCB Receives Second Complete Response Letter in Two Months

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jan 09 MHLW Beefs Up Generics Promotions, Aims for US$215.8-mil. Cost Reduction

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jan 09 Government Predicts Savings of US$510.6 mil. for Spanish Healthcare as New Reference Prices Take Effect

Same-Day Analysis 31 Dec 08 Bayer HealthCare Unit Launches Patent Litigation Against Abbott over Humira

Same-Day Analysis 30 Dec 08 Prasugrel Heads List of AEMPS Approval Recommendations in Spain

Same-Day Analysis 29 Dec 08 King Secures FTC Approval for Alpharma Acquisition, Initiates Phase II Trial of T-62

Same-Day Analysis 24 Dec 08 Israeli Health Ministry to Add 83 New Drugs to 2009 Health Service Basket, Including Erbitux

Same-Day Analysis 23 Dec 08 Amgen Escapes EPO Promotion Lawsuit, Seeks U.S. Approval for Denosumab

Same-Day Analysis 22 Dec 08 Concerns Rise in the U.S. over Drug Reference Pricing Tool in Medicare

Same-Day Analysis 19 Dec 08 FDA Complete Response Letter Insists UCB Must Fix Neupro's Delivery Problems Before Market Relaunch

Same-Day Analysis 18 Dec 08 Irish HSE Budget Up 3.2% Y/Y to US$20.9 bil. for 2009

Same-Day Analysis 17 Dec 08 Court Orders AOK to Suspend Two-Thirds of Generic Rebate Contracts

Same-Day Analysis 16 Dec 08 Pressure Mounts on Elan, Biogen as Tysabri is Linked to Fourth PML Case

Same-Day Analysis 15 Dec 08 Russian Retail Drug Sales Jump 22% Y/Y in January-July, on Back of Higher Spending Power

Same-Day Analysis 12 Dec 08 Combination Cancer Treatments Star in Breast Cancer Symposium

Same-Day Analysis 11 Dec 08 European Commission Announces Pharmaceutical Reform Package

Same-Day Analysis 10 Dec 08 Jordanian Government Convinces Private Hospitals to Renew Contract with Public Health Insurance Schemes

Same-Day Analysis 10 Dec 08 Merck Sets Up New Unit for Biosimilars, Provides Update on R&D Pipeline.

Same-Day Analysis 9 Dec 08 Competition Bureau Makes Case for Higher Savings with Low-Cost Generics in Canada

Same-Day Analysis 8 Dec 08 FDA Report Finds Higher Side-Effect Risks Affecting Four Top Asthma Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 5 Dec 08 Amendments in Pharmacy Contracts Fall Short of Pharmacists' Expectations in Netherlands

Same-Day Analysis 4 Dec 08 New Study Supports Generic Cardiovascular Treatment over Big Pharma Branded Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 3 Dec 08 Ratiopharm Misses Out as AOK Signs Bulk Generic Supply Contracts for 2009

Same-Day Analysis 2 Dec 08 Prices Affect Essential Medicine Public Sector Availability in 36 Countries, HAI Study Reveals

Same-Day Analysis 1 Dec 08 Lower Reimbursement and More Reference Pricing Groups to Trigger US$29.1-mil. Belgian Savings in 2009

Same-Day Analysis 28 Nov 08 Pharma on Trial as EC Report Blasts Industry for Blocking Generic Market Entry

Same-Day Analysis 27 Nov 08 Portuguese Government to Scrap Fixed Distribution Margins as Apifarma Revenue Drops US$699 mil. in Three Years

Same-Day Analysis 26 Nov 08 EC Launches Third Anti-Trust Probe on Pharma Industry Heavyweights

Same-Day Analysis 25 Nov 08 King Pharma Finally Acquires Alpharma for US$1.6 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 24 Nov 08 Annual Bill for Diabetes Treatments Rises to US$218 bil. in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 21 Nov 08 Reprieve for Solvay as Abbott Settles First Generic TriCor Lawsuit

Same-Day Analysis 20 Nov 08 Industry, Government Unveil New U.K. Pharmaceutical Pricing Deal

Same-Day Analysis 19 Nov 08 AstraZeneca Makes Progress with Zactima's Development; FDA Grants Teva Approval for Generic Pulmicort Respules

Same-Day Analysis 18 Nov 08 Wyeth's Relistor, GSK's Volibris Among 11 Drugs Recommended for Approval by ADEC

Same-Day Analysis 17 Nov 08 Mexican Price-Negotiation Commission Reaches Agreement with Canifarma

Same-Day Analysis 14 Nov 08 China to Start Public Hospital Reform Trial, Guangdong Proposes to Pioneer

13 Nov 08 The New U.S. Government's Plans for the Pharma/Healthcare Industry

Same-Day Analysis 13 Nov 08 New Study Finds Gardasil Effective in Preventing Genital Warts in Males

Same-Day Analysis 12 Nov 08 Mexican Price-Negotiation Committee Unlikely to Meet Patent Drug Savings Targets

Same-Day Analysis 11 Nov 08 Maximum Retail Drug Price May Apply in Philippines Within a Year

Same-Day Analysis 10 Nov 08 Amgen Outlines Five-Year Growth Strategy to Investors

Same-Day Analysis 7 Nov 08 Court Ruling Backs Exclusion of OTC Drugs from Reimbursement in Germany

Same-Day Analysis 6 Nov 08 NICE Suggests Changes to Appraisal Process for End-of-Life Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 5 Nov 08 Merck & Co, Schering Plough and J&J Face Lawmakers' Scrutiny

Same-Day Analysis 4 Nov 08 Takeda Sees Profits Fall in H1, Cuts Year-End Forecast

Same-Day Analysis 3 Nov 08 Budget 2009: French Government to Implement Mandatory Generic Prescribing, Extend Generic Use to Reduce Healthcare Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 31 Oct 08 Productivity Improvements, Emerging Markets Contribute to AstraZeneca's Net Profits 29% Y/Y Growth in Q3

Same-Day Analysis 30 Oct 08 Pre-Emption Case and Missed PDUFA Deadlines Come to Haunt FDA

Same-Day Analysis 29 Oct 08 Full-Year Guidance Retained as Bayer HealthCare's Q3 Pharma Sales Inch Up 2.2% Y/Y

Same-Day Analysis 28 Oct 08 Diabetes Drug Costs Double in Six Years

Same-Day Analysis 27 Oct 08 Lupin's Foothold in Emerging Markets Helps Generate 53% Rise in Profits in Q2

Same-Day Analysis 24 Oct 08 Acomplia's EU Marketing Status Suspended as Sanofi-Aventis Insists Measure is Temporary

Same-Day Analysis 23 Oct 08 Declining Sales of Key Products Affect Merck & Co's Q3, 7,200 Jobs Axed

Same-Day Analysis 22 Oct 08 Pfizer Q3 Sales Dip, Profitability Rises on Cost-Cutting Measures

Same-Day Analysis 21 Oct 08 Medicaid Spend to Rise to US$4.9 tril. in a Decade

Same-Day Analysis 20 Oct 08 Novartis Raises Full-Year Pharma Sales Guidance on Strong Q3

Same-Day Analysis 17 Oct 08 Peru's Pharmaceutical Industry Predicted to Grow by 16% in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 16 Oct 08 Budget 2009: HSE Budget to Increase by 3.2% Y/Y During 2009, Cost-Cutting Remains High on Agenda

Same-Day Analysis 14 Oct 08 At Least 30 U.K. Hospitals Reportedly Breaching Rules on "Top-Up" Payments for Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 13 Oct 08 Economic Pressures and Fewer Drug Plans on Offer to Low-Income Groups to Hit Drug Prescription Patterns

Same-Day Analysis 10 Oct 08 Genmab Prepares to Slash Jobs as Phase III Drug Candidate Zanolimumab Discontinued

Same-Day Analysis 9 Oct 08 Leading Japanese Drug Wholesalers Expected to Announce Merger

Same-Day Analysis 8 Oct 08 Over a Third of Belgian Health Insurance Spending Taken Up by Leading Drugs in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 7 Oct 08 Eli Lilly Acquires ImClone for US$6.5 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 6 Oct 08 Brazil's Anvisa Places New Restrictions on Cox-2s

Same-Day Analysis 3 Oct 08 Roche Lines Up New Oncology Alliance as Amgen Secures Permanent Injunction on Mircera

Same-Day Analysis 2 Oct 08 New Reference Pricing Law to Generate US$528 mil. in Savings for Spain's 2009 Pharmaceutical Bill

Same-Day Analysis 1 Oct 08 Pfizer Provides Updates on R&D Pipeline, Discontinues 13 Drugs from Development.

Same-Day Analysis 30 Sep 08 Generic Dispensing, Patient Co-payments Contribute to 1.4% Y/Y Drop in Italian Public Drug Spend in H1

Same-Day Analysis 29 Sep 08 Studies Indicate Generic Drugs Preference in Out of Pocket Prescription Refills as Coverage May Increase by 24% Under Medicare

Same-Day Analysis 26 Sep 08 Philippines Government Issues Draft Regulations for Cheaper Medicines Law

Same-Day Analysis 25 Sep 08 Eli Lilly to Reveal Promotional Payments Made to U.S. Physicians

Same-Day Analysis 24 Sep 08 Database Analysis Provides Insight into Prescription Drug Usage in Norway

Same-Day Analysis 23 Sep 08 IQWiG Review Claims Diuretics Are Best Way to Initiate Hypertension Treatment in Germany

Same-Day Analysis 22 Sep 08 Zentiva Relents After Sanofi-Aventis Sweetens Acquisition Offer

Same-Day Analysis 19 Sep 08 Generics to Be Priced 55% Below Originator Drugs as French President Announces Sweeping Healthcare Reform

Same-Day Analysis 18 Sep 08 IKK-Direkt Merges with Techniker Krankenkasse to Create New German Health Insurance Giant

Same-Day Analysis 17 Sep 08 European Court Ruling in GSK vs. Greek Wholesalers May Limit Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade

Same-Day Analysis 16 Sep 08 Roche Touts Avastin over Erbitux in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 15 Sep 08 Hospitals to be New Target of French Efforts to Curb Healthcare Spending

Same-Day Analysis 12 Sep 08 Alpharma Continues to Resist as King Launches Hostile Bid

Same-Day Analysis 11 Sep 08 Anti-Counterfeiting Bill Could Hamper Access to Essential Medicines in Kenya, Say Advocacy Groups

Same-Day Analysis 10 Sep 08 Mylan to Share 180-Day Exclusivity for Razadyne with Barr

Same-Day Analysis 9 Sep 08 Membership of South African Medical Schemes Grows 6.5% in FY2007/08

Same-Day Analysis 8 Sep 08 FDA Releases First List of Drugs under Adverse Events Report System

Same-Day Analysis 5 Sep 08 Government Plans to Scrap API Registration as H1 Retail Drug Sales Jump 33% Y/Y in Kazakhstan

Same-Day Analysis 4 Sep 08 Erbitux Among New NHI Price Listings in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 3 Sep 08 UCB Heralds Successor to Keppra as EU Approves Vimpat for Epilepsy

Same-Day Analysis 2 Sep 08 Farmaindustria Warns Against Threat of Counterfeit Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 29 Aug 08 Amgen Calls Time on Bundling Rebate Offers for Aranesp

Same-Day Analysis 28 Aug 08 Medicare Too Slow to Reflect Generic Price Drop, Says Study

Same-Day Analysis 28 Aug 08 New Drug Development Programme Launched in China

Same-Day Analysis 27 Aug 08 JPMA Calls for Restructuring of Japanese Market to Reduce Drug Lag

Same-Day Analysis 26 Aug 08 OTC Norms for Paediatric Cold Treatment to Be Revised

Same-Day Analysis 25 Aug 08 King Pharma Proposes, Alpharma Disposes Merger Bid

Same-Day Analysis 22 Aug 08 Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly's Prasugrel Statistically Superior to Clopidogrel, New Study Reveals

Same-Day Analysis 21 Aug 08 Cost Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Vaccination Called into Question by U.S. Study

Same-Day Analysis 20 Aug 08 Pharmstandard Leads Market as Retail Drug Sales Soar 36.5% Y/Y in H1

Same-Day Analysis 19 Aug 08 Industry, Government in U.K. Unveil Four-Month Interim PPRS

Same-Day Analysis 18 Aug 08 U.S. Drug Industry on the Back Foot as Medical Experts Argue Against Wyeth in Levine Case

Same-Day Analysis 15 Aug 08 Argentina Investigates Link Between 14 Deaths and GSK Experimental Pneumococcal Vaccine

Same-Day Analysis 14 Aug 08 Genentech Rejects Roche's Acquisition Bid

Same-Day Analysis 13 Aug 08 CSL Announces US$3-bil. Acquisition of Talecris, 30% Profit Increase

Same-Day Analysis 12 Aug 08 Taxotere Prostate Cancer Indication Among New Approvals in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 11 Aug 08 New Study Indicates "Extraordinary" Price Rises in 17 Drugs in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 7 Aug 08 NICE Denies NHS Funding to Four New Kidney-Cancer Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 5 Aug 08 Anti-Monopoly Service Investigates Russian Drug Sales of 17 Pharma Multinationals

Same-Day Analysis 4 Aug 08 FDA Rejects Schering-Plough's Sugammadex NDA

Same-Day Analysis 1 Aug 08 BMS Offers US$4.5 bil. for ImClone

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jul 08 Eisai Reports Double-Digit Sales Rise; Takeda Raises Outlook in Q1 FY2008/09

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jul 08 Big Pharma Showcases New Treatment Targets at Alzheimer's Summit

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jul 08 North American Revenues Push Teva's Q2 Sales Up 18%

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jul 08 NFZ to Reduce Drug Reimbursement Spending in 2009

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jul 08 Mexican Health Authority to Consider All Options to Reduce Drug Prices

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jul 08 Cost-Cutting Efforts, International Sales Push Pfizer's Q2 Sales Up 9%

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jul 08 CMS to Crack Down on "Lock-in Pricing" Policies in U.S. Medicare

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jul 08 Merck, Schering-Plough's Q2 Results Indicate Challenges Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jul 08 Teva Increases Generics Leadership Worldwide with Unexpected Acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jul 08 Novartis Posts Strong H1 Performance as Operating Income Grows 12%

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jul 08 J&J's H1 Sales Up 8.2% Despite Generic Competition

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jul 08 Pharmaceutical Sales in China Rise 30% in First Five Months of Year

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jul 08 GSK, Actelion Ink Deal Worth Up to US$3.25 bil. for Insomnia Drug Almorexant

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jul 08 Interpharma Publishes Comprehensive Snapshot of 2007 Swiss Drug Market

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jul 08 Indian Drug Regulator Withdraws Patent Linkage Proposal; Patent Filings Drop 41% in FY2007/08

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jul 08 Eli Lilly Acquires SGX Pharmaceuticals for US$64 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jul 08 Fresenius Gains Foothold in U.S. Market through US$3.7-bil. Acquisition of Generic Drug-Maker APP Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jul 08 Shire Expands Genetic Therapies Portfolio through US$519.2-mil. Acquisition of Jerini

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jul 08 Czech Government Announces Price Cuts for 80% of Pharmaceuticals on Market

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jul 08 Many Pharmacists in Japan Switch from Generics Back to Brands, Survey Reveals

Same-Day Analysis 1 Jul 08 Diabetes Drugs Undergo Renewed Scrutiny from U.S. FDA

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jun 08 Health Ministers in Europe Sign New Charter on Future of Healthcare

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jun 08 Health Sector Allocations Receive 37% Boost in Pakistani FY2008/09 Budget

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jun 08 Russian Clinical Research Market Grows 20% Y/Y in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jun 08 French Public Health Insurer Unveils Plans to Contain Healthcare Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jun 08 Federal Authorities to Consider E-Prescribing of Controlled Drugs in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jun 08 Universal Drug Insurance to Become Reality by 2010, Says Russian PM

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jun 08 Amgen, Wyeth Defy Odds as U.S. FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval for Paediatric Enbrel

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jun 08 Pfizer, Ranbaxy Reach Settlement on Lipitor Patents

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jun 08 Japan's Fiscal System Council Recommends New Measures to Promote Generics

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jun 08 Boehringer Takes First Steps Towards Biotech with US$515-mil. Actimis Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jun 08 Farmaindustria Projects 6-7% Growth in Spanish Pharma Market in 2008

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jun 08 Potential Targets Emerge as Daiichi-Ranbaxy Deal Shakes Up Rankings in Global Generic Drug Industry

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jun 08 SSN Contains Pharmaceutical Expenditure in Q1 as Italian Pharmacies Instrumental in Generic Dispensing

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jun 08 Daiichi-Sankyo Moves to Acquire Majority Stake in Ranbaxy

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jun 08 EGA Highlights Barriers to Generics Market Entry in Europe

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jun 08 Monthly Premiums Up 16% on 10 Medicare Drug Plans in 2008, Study Finds

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jun 08 European Full-Line Wholesalers Brace to Face Wind of Change

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jun 08 Czech Health Authorities Take Note as New Slovak Health Minister Set to Push Reforms Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jun 08 Acomplia Spectre Returns to Haunt Sanofi-Aventis as U.K. Reports Death Link

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jun 08 ASCO 2008: Pfizer Bets Heavy on New Oncology Business, Provides Update on Pipeline

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jun 08 Leu Depreciation Set to Speed Consolidation in Romanian Pharmaceutical Distribution Sector

Same-Day Analysis 30 May 08 BMS Acquires Kosan Biosciences for US$190 mil., Reaffirms 2008 Guidance

Same-Day Analysis 29 May 08 GSK, Ligand Dealt Blow as U.S. FDA Committee Casts Doubts Over Promacta's Efficacy

Same-Day Analysis 28 May 08 More Generics Approved for Reimbursement in Poland as Infarma Keen to See Changes

Same-Day Analysis 27 May 08 Top-100 Drug Companies in China Double Their Growth Rate

Same-Day Analysis 26 May 08 Generic Drug Entry Settlements Fall under FTC Radar as Congress Considers Ban

Same-Day Analysis 23 May 08 Pfizer Dealt Blow as Study Links Chantix to Cardiovascular Adverse Events

Same-Day Analysis 22 May 08 Merck's Cholesterol Pipeline under Spotlight Once Again as Key Experimental Drug Study is Discontinued.

Same-Day Analysis 21 May 08 Hybrid Embryo Bill Brings U.K. to Forefront of Stem-Cell Research

Same-Day Analysis 20 May 08 Medicare Generic Drug Prices Drop 9.6%; Formulary to Be Updated

Same-Day Analysis 19 May 08 Pharma Industry Fails in Quest to Scrap Registration Requirements for Drug Ingredients in Russia

Same-Day Analysis 16 May 08 GSK Touts Benefits of Tykerb-Herceptin Combination Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 15 May 08 Slovak Government Set to Slash Prices of Imported Drugs by 7.4% from July 2008

Same-Day Analysis 14 May 08 Finnish Government Unveils Introduction of Controversial Reference Price Scheme

Same-Day Analysis 13 May 08 GSK Starts Tykerb-Herceptin Head-to-Head Phase III Trial in Early Breast Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 12 May 08 Bayer Schering on High Alert as Barr Gains U.S. FDA Approval for Generic Yasmin

Same-Day Analysis 9 May 08 Takeda Reports High Profits But Forecasts Future Slump

Same-Day Analysis 8 May 08 Finnish Pharma Association Points Finger at P&R Body Over IP Rights

Same-Day Analysis 7 May 08 Wal-Mart Adds New Drugs to Generic Offering Programme

Same-Day Analysis 6 May 08 Threats of Investment Exodus Loom as Adverse U.K. Governmental Policies Pile Up

Same-Day Analysis 5 May 08 Oncology Drugs Account for 50% of 2007 Rise in Norwegian Pharmaceutical Expenditure

Same-Day Analysis 2 May 08 NICE Warns Of Potential Delays as Court Rules Drug Evaluations Should Be More Transparent

Same-Day Analysis 1 May 08 EU Nod Sees Boehringer Ingelheim's Aptivus Gain Wider Potential Use for HIV Treatment

Same-Day Analysis 30 Apr 08 Cheaper Medicines Law Finally Passed in Philippines

Same-Day Analysis 28 Apr 08 Shire Posts 37% Increase in Pharmaceutical Sales During Q1, But Challenges Lie Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 08 AstraZeneca's Q1 Operating Income Up on Currency Movements and Improved Efficiency

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 08 Amgen's Losses Stabilise in Q1, But Challenges Lie Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 24 Apr 08 MHLW Welcomes Impact of New Generics-Friendly Prescription Forms in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 23 Apr 08 Double-Digit Erbitux Sales Drive Strong Q1 for Merck Serono

Same-Day Analysis 22 Apr 08 AstraZeneca Collaboration Edges Up Merck's Q1 Sales Growth

Same-Day Analysis 21 Apr 08 Novartis Posts 7% Increase in Net Income Despite Sluggish Pharmaceutical Sales

Same-Day Analysis 18 Apr 08 As Lipitor Stumbles, Pfizer Reports 18% Drop in Q1 Profits

Same-Day Analysis 17 Apr 08 Tamiflu Sales Decline Hits as Roche Posts 4% Q1 Revenue Dip

Same-Day Analysis 16 Apr 08 J&J Posts 7.7% Q1 Revenue Growth, Boosted by International Sales

Same-Day Analysis 15 Apr 08 New Generic Substitution Rules Initiated in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 14 Apr 08 Italian Public Pharmaceutical Expenditure Falls 6.8% Y/Y in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 11 Apr 08 Farmaindustria Seeks Increased R&D Investment, Integrated Spanish Market

Same-Day Analysis 10 Apr 08 Takeda Opens War Chest with US$8.8-bil. Millennium Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 9 Apr 08 Boehringer Ingelheim Braces for Key Patent Expiry as 2007 Sales Up 8.8% Y/Y

Same-Day Analysis 8 Apr 08 Health Canada Publishes Draft Biosimilars Approval Guidelines

Same-Day Analysis 7 Apr 08 Novartis to Pay Nestlé Up to US$39 bil. for Eyecare Specialist Alcon

Same-Day Analysis 4 Apr 08 NICE to Take Little Action After Examining Parliamentary Report

Same-Day Analysis 3 Apr 08 NICE Endorses Pioneering Lucentis Reimbursement Scheme, Rejects Macugen in Wet AMD

Same-Day Analysis 2 Apr 08 What Next for Hungary's Health Reform?

Same-Day Analysis 1 Apr 08 Insurers in Mexico Fail to Profit from Expensive Treatments

Same-Day Analysis 31 Mar 08 ACC Outcome to Deepen Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin and Zetia Troubles

Same-Day Analysis 28 Mar 08 Indian Drug Pricing Strategies Face Scrutiny as Study Focuses on Purchasing Power

Same-Day Analysis 27 Mar 08 From Boom to Bust: Stada, Jerini and GPC Biotech Show Contrasting Fortunes in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 26 Mar 08 New Survey Reveals Sharp Contrast in Pricing Trends for Patent and Generic Drugs in Mexico

Same-Day Analysis 25 Mar 08 New Biosimilars Bill Introduced in U.S. Congress as Wal-Mart Reveals US$1 bil. Savings from its Generics Programme

Same-Day Analysis 24 Mar 08 China Invests in Drug R&D, But Manufacturers Call for Better Rewards

Same-Day Analysis 21 Mar 08 Updated Drug Pricing Rules Come into Effect in Canada

Same-Day Analysis 20 Mar 08 New Calls to Permit Foreign Drug Distributors in Mexico

Same-Day Analysis 19 Mar 08 European Commission Sends GSK's Tyverb Back to CHMP Over Liver Safety Concerns

Same-Day Analysis 18 Mar 08 Polish Pharma Market Outperforms Expectations in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 17 Mar 08 Generic Substitution Saves Finland US$54.8 mil. in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 14 Mar 08 Specialist Treatments Contribute 56% to France's 2007 Medicine-Bill Increase

Same-Day Analysis 13 Mar 08 Health Ministry Hatches Takeover of China's Drug Regulator

Same-Day Analysis 12 Mar 08 Nicholas Piramal Adopts New Corporate Image, Outlines Plans for Research Entity

Same-Day Analysis 11 Mar 08 Bayer HealthCare Acquires Sagmel's OTC Unit in Move Towards CIS Markets

Same-Day Analysis 10 Mar 08 11 Drug-Makers Settle AWP Litigation in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 7 Mar 08 Drug Prices Cut in Japan But Damage is Superficial

Same-Day Analysis 6 Mar 08 Italian Pharmaceutical Market Grows 2% Y/Y in 2007 as SSN Spending Falls 6.8%

Same-Day Analysis 5 Mar 08 Brazilian States Strive to Block Legal Process Used by Patients to Obtain Unsubsidised Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 4 Mar 08 Non-Prescription Drug Prices Rise 10-15% from January in Croatia

Same-Day Analysis 3 Mar 08 Budget Allocation to Indian Health Sector Up 15% for FY 2008/09

Same-Day Analysis 29 Feb 08 SFDA Launches New Purge of Drug Registrations in China

Same-Day Analysis 28 Feb 08 Elan, Biogen Warn Doctors of MS Drug Tysabri's Liver Toxicity

Same-Day Analysis 27 Feb 08 Report Indicates Delays in Availability of Cancer Drugs are Persisting in Canada

Same-Day Analysis 26 Feb 08 Latest Japanese P&R Reforms are Mixed Bag for Research-Based Pharma

Same-Day Analysis 25 Feb 08 Central America Plans Creation of Regional Health Secretariat

Same-Day Analysis 22 Feb 08 GSK, Ipsen, Astellas, Lilly Drugs Recommended for Approval by EMEA

Same-Day Analysis 21 Feb 08 Novo Nordisk Seeks Public/Private Partnership to Regain Control of Brazil's Insulin Market

Same-Day Analysis 20 Feb 08 Hungary's OEP Drug Spending in 2007 Under Control at Pharmaceutical Sector's Expense

Same-Day Analysis 19 Feb 08 Generics Group Predicts Patent Extensions in Brazil Will Cost Consumers US$104 mil. in 2007/08

Same-Day Analysis 18 Feb 08 FDA Considers Changes in Off-Label Promotion to Doctors

Same-Day Analysis 15 Feb 08 Strong Q4 for Solvay in Profit Terms Despite Minimal 2007 Sales Growth

Same-Day Analysis 14 Feb 08 Creation of Mexican Price Commission Imminent

Same-Day Analysis 13 Feb 08 Schering-Plough's 2007 Net Falls on Hefty Charges

Same-Day Analysis 12 Feb 08 J&J Secures Indian Patent for HIV Drug as Ranbaxy Joins Opposition to Roche's Valcyte

Same-Day Analysis 11 Feb 08 Mixed Fortunes for Big Pharma as Spanish Generic Market Tops 8.5% Y/Y Growth in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 8 Feb 08 GSK Reports Dip in Profit During 2007, Braces for Difficult 2008

Same-Day Analysis 7 Feb 08 Novo Nordisk to Relocate R&D Operations, Increase Manufacturing in India

Same-Day Analysis 6 Feb 08 Biosimilars, Pharma Prospects Clarified as U.S. Politicians Make Their Move

Same-Day Analysis 5 Feb 08 Drug Sales in Venezuela Experience Double-Digit Volume Rise in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 4 Feb 08 Roche Offers Amgen Royalties to Market Mircera in U.S., Secures European Extension for Xeloda in Colorectal Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 1 Feb 08 AstraZeneca's Profits Contract Despite 12% Sales Growth in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jan 08 Merck Posts Q4 Loss on Vioxx Settlement, as New Challenges Loom Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jan 08 Wyeth Takes Generic Route for Protonix

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jan 08 Health Financing, Private Sector Under Spotlight in South African Health Review

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jan 08 Insurers Go Extra Step to Boost Generics Prescribing in U.S., as Pharmacies Feel the Heat

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jan 08 Spain Keeps Drug Expenditure Growth Under Control at Just Over 5% in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jan 08 Pfizer Remains Upbeat Despite Tough Conditions in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jan 08 Calls Grow for Rethink of Japan's Clinical Trials System

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jan 08 Roche Wins Ventana with Raised Bid of US$3.4 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jan 08 Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's Settle Drug Litigations

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jan 08 Polish OTC Sales Drive 6% Pharma Market Growth in November to US$783.3 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jan 08 Big Pharma Marketing Practices Under Spotlight as EU Launches Competition Probe

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jan 08 Tariff Freeze in Medical Aid Societies May Choke Healthcare Insurance in Zimbabwe

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jan 08 Vytorin Fails to Demonstrate Superiority to Simvastatin in New Study

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jan 08 Innovators Bemoan Changes to Japan's Pricing System for Leading Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jan 08 Astellas Acquisitions Strategy to Prioritise Innovation over Scale

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jan 08 Medicare Part D Benefits Tallied as Final 2006 Spending Data is Revealed

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jan 08 Pharmaceutical Prices Continue Downward Trend on German Market

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jan 08 U.K. Government Wants Extra 10% Off Drug Price Under Current PPRS

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jan 08 Eli Lilly, Daiichi-Sankyo Announce Submission of Prasugrel NDA in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jan 08 Drug-Price Reductions to Hit FYR Macedonia's Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Pharmacies

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jan 08 Multinationals Face Pressure as Indian Majors Overtake in Domestic Pharma Market

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jan 08 Patent Term Extensions in Mexico Buck Latin American Trend

Same-Day Analysis 28 Dec 07 Knesset Finance Committee Increases Health Basket But Restricts Supplementary Policies in Israel

Same-Day Analysis 27 Dec 07 More Trouble for Wyeth as Teva Launches Protonix Generic

Same-Day Analysis 24 Dec 07 Schering-Plough Extends Remicade Pact with Centocor as Zetia Data Publication Questioned

Same-Day Analysis 21 Dec 07 Chinese Pharmaceutical Imports, Exports Up over 20% in First 10 Months of 2007

Same-Day Analysis 20 Dec 07 IFC Report Points to Surge in Healthcare Expenditure in Africa over Next Decade

Same-Day Analysis 19 Dec 07 Biennial Price Cut in Japan to Be Set at 5.2%

Same-Day Analysis 18 Dec 07 OTC Drugs Drive Record 13% Higher Polish Sales in October Hitting US$796.2 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 17 Dec 07 FDA Panel Rejects Pulzium as Solvay Signs CNS Alliance with Pharming

Same-Day Analysis 14 Dec 07 SFDA Launches New Recall System in China Following Drug Safety Deal with U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 13 Dec 07 Novartis to Trim 2.5% of Workforce in Exchange for US$1.6 bil. in Savings by 2010

Same-Day Analysis 12 Dec 07 Merck Provides Update on R&D Pipeline; Sets 2010 Targets

Same-Day Analysis 11 Dec 07 Pfizer Wins Maraviroc Patent in India

Same-Day Analysis 10 Dec 07 Sanofi-Aventis Launches New Legal Action Against Old Foe Apotex, Aims for 30% of Portfolio to be Biotech-Based by 2012

Same-Day Analysis 7 Dec 07 Budget and Suppliers Set for 2008 DLO, as FMHIF Promises to Pay Off Remaining 2006 Debts

Same-Day Analysis 6 Dec 07 Pharmaceutical Production in China Soars by 26% in Year to October

Same-Day Analysis 6 Dec 07 Rural Healthcare Market a Big Draw for Indian Pharma Firms

Same-Day Analysis 5 Dec 07 Drug Market in Argentina Continues to Grow, But Shows Signs of Cooling

Same-Day Analysis 4 Dec 07 FDA Doubts Avastin's Effectiveness in Breast Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 30 Nov 07 Ministerial Review of IP Laws Provides Hope to Innovative Drug-Makers in Israel

Same-Day Analysis 29 Nov 07 Polish Pharmaceutical Market Grows 8.6% Y/Y During January-October

Same-Day Analysis 28 Nov 07 New Laws for Health Insurance in India Proposed as LIC Pushes New Scheme

Same-Day Analysis 27 Nov 07 Public Health Reforms in Chile Erode Private Insurers’ Margins

Same-Day Analysis 26 Nov 07 New Policy to Cut 27% Off Saudi Retail Drug Prices

Same-Day Analysis 23 Nov 07 AstraZeneca Loses Out on Iressa Patent Application in India

Same-Day Analysis 22 Nov 07 GSK Snaps Up Heart-Drug Maker Reliant Pharmaceuticals for US$1.65 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 21 Nov 07 New Figures Reveal Gradual Rise in Generic Substitution

Same-Day Analysis 20 Nov 07 U.K., Germany, Austria Instruct Novartis to Withdraw Prexige from Market

Same-Day Analysis 19 Nov 07 Planned Ending of GPO Monopoly Provokes Controversy in Thailand

Same-Day Analysis 16 Nov 07 Low Profits Lead to Consolidation in China's Retail Drugstore Industry, Statistics Reveal

Same-Day Analysis 15 Nov 07 Richter to Go Ahead with Polpharma Acquisition Despite 27% Q3 Net Profit Drop

Same-Day Analysis 14 Nov 07 Drug Costs to Reach 16.8% of Canada's Healthcare Spending in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 13 Nov 07 Rural Health to Be Prioritised in China

Same-Day Analysis 12 Nov 07 Merck Agrees US$4.85-bil. Vioxx Litigation Settlement

Same-Day Analysis 9 Nov 07 FDA Urges Further Expansion of Anaemia Drugs' Warning Labels

Same-Day Analysis 8 Nov 07 Final Version of Pharma Price Review Amendments Published in Canada

Same-Day Analysis 7 Nov 07 FDA Rejects Momenta's Copy of Lovenox

Same-Day Analysis 6 Nov 07 Q3 Operating Profit up 6.9% Y/Y as Bayer Schering Confirms Suspension of Global Marketing for Trasylol

Same-Day Analysis 5 Nov 07 2007 Shapes Up to be Slowest Year for NCE FDA Approvals

Same-Day Analysis 2 Nov 07 Indian Pharma Market to Register 16% Growth But MNCs Still Shy of Full-Scale Investment, Says Study

Same-Day Analysis 1 Nov 07 Prime Minister of India Hints at Affordable Medicines Slant in Pharma Policy

Same-Day Analysis 31 Oct 07 Sanofi-Aventis Ups FY Earnings Forecast On Strengthening Q3 Performance

Same-Day Analysis 30 Oct 07 Canadians Overpay for Generics, Competition Bureau Claims

Same-Day Analysis 29 Oct 07 Kyowa Hakko Delivers Strong Results for Q2, H1 FY 2007/08

Same-Day Analysis 29 Oct 07 Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Negotiations Take Centre-Stage in U.S. Congress

Same-Day Analysis 26 Oct 07 Strong Plavix Sales Growth Drives BMS's Q3 Net Profit

Same-Day Analysis 25 Oct 07 Crunch Time for GSK as Q3 Avandia Losses Prompt New Job Cuts Plan

Same-Day Analysis 24 Oct 07 Mixed Fortunes for Merck Serono as Q3 Profit Drops on Acquisition Effects

Same-Day Analysis 23 Oct 07 Drug Industry in China Enjoys Buoyant Eight Months, NBS Statistics Reveal

Same-Day Analysis 22 Oct 07 Crackdown Planned as Drug Costs Soar in Brazil’s Public Health Sector

Same-Day Analysis 19 Oct 07 Pfizer Ditches Exubera After Challenging Third Quarter

Same-Day Analysis 18 Oct 07 Norway's Total Retail Medicine Sales Jump 3% to US$2.13 mil. in Q3

Same-Day Analysis 17 Oct 07 Weak Pharma Sales Hurt J&J's Q3 Net Profit

Same-Day Analysis 16 Oct 07 More Funding for Pharmaceuticals as INAMI Releases 2008 Budget Proposal

Same-Day Analysis 15 Oct 07 Measures to Boost Drug Production, Scientific Research Highlighted in AU Summit

Same-Day Analysis 12 Oct 07 Uruguayan Government Pushes Through Radical Shake-Up of Public Healthcare

Same-Day Analysis 11 Oct 07 SFDA Plans New Measures to Fast-Track Innovative Drugs in China

Same-Day Analysis 10 Oct 07 FDA Spells Out Plan to Speed Up Generic Approvals

Same-Day Analysis 9 Oct 07 Health Minister Favours More Rx-to-OTC Switches Under Proposed Restructuring of French Pharmacies

Same-Day Analysis 8 Oct 07 Senate Approves Philippine Cheap Medicines Bill

Same-Day Analysis 5 Oct 07 New Government Data Highlight Health-Spending Boom in Australia

Same-Day Analysis 4 Oct 07 Operational Conditions Worsen as Hungarian Drug-Price Cuts Continue in October

Same-Day Analysis 3 Oct 07 GSK, AstraZeneca, Roche Sign Up to U.K. Stem-Cell Research Programme

Same-Day Analysis 2 Oct 07 Government Makes One More Attempt at Initiating Health Insurance Cover for India's Poor

Same-Day Analysis 1 Oct 07 CMS Touts Low-Premium Medicare Plans as Hospital Reimbursement Savings Face Reduction

Same-Day Analysis 28 Sep 07 Mexican Finance Ministry Proposes New Pricing Model for Patented Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 27 Sep 07 Budget 2008: Tighter Controls on Healthcare Spending as French Conservatives Crack Down on Social Security Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 26 Sep 07 PhRMA Evaluates Part D Benefit, as Employers Boost Healthcare Auditing

Same-Day Analysis 25 Sep 07 BMS Acquires Adnexus Therapeutics in Bid to Advance in Biologics

Same-Day Analysis 24 Sep 07 Merck Discontinues Phase II HIV Vaccine as EU Approves Pfizer's Celsentri

Same-Day Analysis 21 Sep 07 FDA Oversight Powers Expanded, OTC Advertising Left Unscathed in Final PDUFA Bill

Same-Day Analysis 20 Sep 07 Uptake of Antidepressants Rises in China, New Statistics Reveal

Same-Day Analysis 19 Sep 07 CARICOM Leaders Pledge Action on Region’s Chronic Disease Problem

Same-Day Analysis 18 Sep 07 Guangdong Province Announces Plans to Eliminate Middlemen

Same-Day Analysis 17 Sep 07 Rimonabant to Play Key Role as Sanofi-Aventis Rolls Out R&D Plan to 2010

Same-Day Analysis 14 Sep 07 New State-Run Wholesaler Expected to Deliver Swingeing Drug Price Cuts in Saudi Arabia

Same-Day Analysis 13 Sep 07 EPO Cutbacks Hit Europe as 9% Price Reduction Imposed in France

Same-Day Analysis 12 Sep 07 New Studies Boost Actos, Confirm Avandia Heart Risk

Same-Day Analysis 11 Sep 07 Polish P&R Regulations See Drug Prices Fall in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 10 Sep 07 GSK Defends Value of OTC Unit Against Mounting Shareholder Pressure to Sell

Same-Day Analysis 7 Sep 07 Teva Scores Double Victory in Two Days as Wyeth Regroups Resources After Protonix Court Decision

Same-Day Analysis 6 Sep 07 FDA Approves First Generic Versions of GSK's Cardiovascular Drug Coreg

Same-Day Analysis 5 Sep 07 Drug Scheme Expenditure Increases Pose a Growing Problem for Irish HSE

Same-Day Analysis 4 Sep 07 Brazilian Healthcare Firms Scramble for IPOs

Same-Day Analysis 3 Sep 07 Enaleni's H1 Revenues Up as Top Management Stresses Business Reshuffle

Same-Day Analysis 31 Aug 07 MHLW Asked to Reduce Japan's Social Security Spend by US$1.9 bil. in FY 2008/09

Same-Day Analysis 30 Aug 07 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector in China Enjoys Strong H1 Growth, Report Reveals

Same-Day Analysis 29 Aug 07 Spanish Regions Reimbursed for EU Nationals' Healthcare During 2006

Same-Day Analysis 28 Aug 07 NHS Annual Bill Reaches US$20.1 bil. with 27% Rise in U.K. GP Prescriptions over Five Years

Same-Day Analysis 27 Aug 07 U.S. R&D Industry Ends Support for U.S.-Latin America Trade Deals, Narrows Focus to Korean FTA

Same-Day Analysis 24 Aug 07 Macedonian Government Reduces VAT on Drugs from 15% to 8%, Announces New Positive List

Same-Day Analysis 23 Aug 07 Study Suggests India's Drug Demand to Reach US$20 bil. in Less than a Decade

Same-Day Analysis 22 Aug 07 GSK, Roche and Sanofi-Aventis Remain Highest Sellers in Romania During July 2006-June 2007

Same-Day Analysis 21 Aug 07 British Cancer Survival Rates Behind Most of Europe

Same-Day Analysis 20 Aug 07 Mexico Moves to Purge Drug Market of Illegal Products

Same-Day Analysis 17 Aug 07 British Government Secures Four-Year Pandemic 'Flu Vaccine Deals with GSK, Baxter

Same-Day Analysis 16 Aug 07 Cuts to Staff, Production, R&D as Amgen Goes into Survival Mode

Same-Day Analysis 14 Aug 07 Pneumococcal Vaccination offers Cost Savings in Spain

Same-Day Analysis 13 Aug 07 Liver Worries Prompt Australia's TGA to Ban Novartis's Prexige

Same-Day Analysis 10 Aug 07 AstraZeneca’s Nexium, Prilosec Fall Under Safety Review Spotlight in U.S., Canada

Same-Day Analysis 9 Aug 07 Pharmaceutical R&D in Canada Declines Amid Pricing Woes

Same-Day Analysis 8 Aug 07 Senate and House Approve Different Funding Options for SCHIP

Same-Day Analysis 7 Aug 07 Ongoing Merger Effects Boost Q2 Sales, Profit at Bayer Schering Pharma

Same-Day Analysis 6 Aug 07 U.K. Government Eyes Savings as it Threatens to Tear Up PPRS

Same-Day Analysis 3 Aug 07 Stada Expands Russian Empire with US$170.9-mil. Makiz Takeover

Same-Day Analysis 2 Aug 07 Egis Sees Heavy Downturn in Q3 Net Profit as Domestic Price Cuts Bite

Same-Day Analysis 1 Aug 07 Sanofi-Aventis Sees Minimal Q2 Growth Across Leading Drug Brands

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jul 07 FDA Advisory Panel Backs GSK’s Controversial Diabetes Drug Avandia, but with Warnings

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jul 07 GSK Agrees Nicotine Drug Pact with Targacept as FDA Asks if Avandia Should Stay on Market

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jul 07 Amgen's U.S. Sales Devastated by EPO Safety Scare

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jul 07 GSK Maintains 2007 Outlook Despite Avandia Controversy Denting Q2 Revenue

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jul 07 Newer Drugs to the Rescue Again, as Eli Lilly Beats Expectations for Q2

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jul 07 U.S. Retail Drug Prices Score Smallest Increase Since 1974

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jul 07 Pfizer Stumbles in Q2 over Generic Competition

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jul 07 Novo Nordisk Takes Sanofi-Aventis to Court over Insulin-Pen Patent Infringement

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jul 07 U.S. Government Study Finds Older Diabetes Drugs Are "Just as Good"

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jul 07 One Year On, DLO Woes Persist as Regional Inequality Prompts Further Shortages of Subsidised Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jul 07 Epilepsy Foundation Fights Switch to Generics

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jul 07 Amgen, Daiichi-Sankyo Agree Alliance on Bone Loss Antibody Denosumab

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jul 07 Spain Lags Behind EU Countries in Pharmaceutical R&D

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jul 07 New Vision for Pharmaceutical Sector Outlined by Brazilian Government

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jul 07 UNAIDS, WHO Confirm India's New AIDS Estimate of 2.5 mil. Patients

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jul 07 ABPI Vows Judicial Review of NHS Rewards Scheme for Generic Prescribing

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jul 07 Mandatory Health Insurance Debate Resurfaces in the U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jul 07 U.S. Retaliates After Thai, Brazilian Decisions on Pharmaceutical IP

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jul 07 Tighter Legislation Imposed on Drug Use in Russian Clinical Trials

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jul 07 Zimulti Marketing-Application Withdrawal Slims Down U.S. Prospects for Sanofi-Aventis

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jun 07 Health Secretary Jumps from New PM’s Ship as NICE Faces Court Over U.K. Alzheimer’s Ruling

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jun 07 ADA 2007: Big Pharma Stakes its Claims in Type II Diabetes

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jun 07 New PBS Bill Receives Senate Approval in Australia

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jun 07 Key U.S. Senators Agree Biosimilars Pathway Proposal

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jun 07 EU Drug Regulator Suspends Viracept License as Roche Touts New Tamiflu Economic Analysis

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jun 07 Drug Pricing Policy in China Runs into Problems

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jun 07 Early Relief for Sanofi-Aventis, BMS as U.S. Judge Rules in Favour of Plavix Patent

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jun 07 GSK Plans to Roll Out Five New Cancer Drugs by 2010

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jun 07 Increasing Demand for Indian Drugs Prompts Calls for Permanent U.S. FDA Presence in India

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jun 07 Europe Overtakes U.S. in Overseas Operation Revenues for Leading Indian Drug-Makers

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jun 07 FDA Advisory Committee Fails to Recommend Acomplia for U.S. Marketing Approval

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jun 07 GSK Faces U.S. Shareholders' Lawsuit on Avandia as FDA Grants Priority Review to Lung Cancer Drug Hycamtin

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jun 07 Suicidal-Thoughts Link Threatens Sanofi-Aventis's Acomplia After New U.S. FDA Review

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jun 07 Poor Nations Wary over G8 Promises, Concrete AIDS Plan Missing

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jun 07 NHI Price Cuts Lead to Static Sales in Japan During FY 2006/07

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jun 07 Pfizer Seeks AIDS Drug Approval in South Africa

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jun 07 Healthcare Value Continues to be Joker in the Pack of North American P&R Reforms

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jun 07 Drug Procurement Model Due to Undergo Reform in China

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jun 07 NICE U-Turns on Velcade as Manufacturer Offers Refund if Bone Marrow Cancer Drug Fails

Same-Day Analysis 1 Jun 07 Preparing for ASCO 2007: Expected Highlights and Catalysts

Same-Day Analysis 31 May 07 Plus Ça Change: How Will the New Government Cure France's Ailing Pharma Industry?

Same-Day Analysis 30 May 07 Breakthrough for UCB as Xyzal Finally Approved by U.S. FDA

Same-Day Analysis 29 May 07 Ranbaxy Boosts U.S. Dermatology Portfolio with Acquisition of BMS Brands

Same-Day Analysis 28 May 07 U.S. Citizens’ Hunger for Canadian Drugs Recedes

Same-Day Analysis 25 May 07 BMS and Lilly Eye Adolescent Anti-Psychotics Niche in U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 24 May 07 Ireland on Track for Comprehensive Approach to Breast Cancer

Same-Day Analysis 23 May 07 Stent Makers Release Study Data as Sales Decline Continues

Same-Day Analysis 22 May 07 GSK Strongly Defends Avandia After Study Links It to Increased Heart Attack Risk

Same-Day Analysis 21 May 07 Dr Reddy's Shines With Record FY 2006/07 Revenues

Same-Day Analysis 18 May 07 Influential Watchdog Urges U.K. Doctors to Prescribe Cheaper Medicines

Same-Day Analysis 17 May 07 MedImmune's FluMist Recommended for Use in Children Aged Two and Over

Same-Day Analysis 16 May 07 Anti-Obesity Drugs Emerge as New Battleground for Indian Pharma Firms

Same-Day Analysis 15 May 07 Astellas and Daiichi-Sankyo Tell Contrasting Stories in Results for 2006/07

Same-Day Analysis 14 May 07 Mylan Outbids Teva and Private Equity Investors to Acquire Merck KGaA's Generics Unit

Same-Day Analysis 11 May 07 FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Expansion of Warnings on EPO Labelling

Same-Day Analysis 10 May 07 Roche Considers Lowering Avastin Price as New Study Shames U.K. in Cancer Drug Access

Same-Day Analysis 9 May 07 Lundbeck Reports Slightly Better-than-Expected Q1 as Pipeline Worries Continue

Same-Day Analysis 8 May 07 Bayer Confirms Outlook as Q1 HealthCare Sales Rise 63.9% Y/Y

Same-Day Analysis 7 May 07 Efavirenz, Kaletra Present Indian Pharma with New Opportunities

Same-Day Analysis 4 May 07 New Pricing Structure Introduced as Health Insurance System Comes Back on Track in Vietnam

Same-Day Analysis 3 May 07 Brighter Outlook Predicted as Sanofi-Aventis's Q1 Sales Start to Bounce Back

Same-Day Analysis 2 May 07 Novo Nordisk Posts Strong Q1 Revenue Rise, Scales Back 2007 Outlook

Same-Day Analysis 1 May 07 P&R Concerns Permeate USTR's New "Special 301" Report

Same-Day Analysis 30 Apr 07 Drug Imports Up 45% in Volume Terms as Sanofi-Aventis Remains Top Big-Pharma Operator in Russia

Same-Day Analysis 27 Apr 07 Costly Overheads and Dipping Regulated Markets Sales Push Cipla's Q4 Profits Down 34% in FY 2007

Same-Day Analysis 27 Apr 07 Staggering Net Loss Obscures Forest’s Solid FY 2007 Performance

Same-Day Analysis 26 Apr 07 Brazil Pressures Merck & Co on Efavirenz Patent, Price

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 07 Serono Acquisition Boosts Q1 Sales at Merck KGaA, but EBIT Drops 53.3% Y/Y on Costly Consolidation

Same-Day Analysis 24 Apr 07 Amgen in Defiant Mood as Q1 Sales Up 15% Y/Y, Despite Faltering U.S. Demand for Aranesp

Same-Day Analysis 23 Apr 07 Pfizer Posts 18% Q1 Profit Decline, Cuts Earnings Forecast

Same-Day Analysis 20 Apr 07 Merck and Schering-Plough Release Upbeat Q1 Results

Same-Day Analysis 19 Apr 07 Abbott's Q1 Profit Tumbles on Acquisition Costs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Apr 07 World First for Sanofi Pasteur as U.S. FDA Approves Bird-'Flu Vaccine

Same-Day Analysis 17 Apr 07 Eli Lilly’s Q1 Net Sales Grow Strongly, But One-Off Charges Hit Profits

Same-Day Analysis 16 Apr 07 Merck Rebounds on Positive Vioxx Litigation News, FDA Comments on Cox-2s

Same-Day Analysis 13 Apr 07 FDA Committee Recommends Against Arcoxia Approval in 20:1 Vote, Merck Raises EPS Guidance

Same-Day Analysis 12 Apr 07 Mexico to Lift Obstacles for Import-Only Pharmaceutical Firms

Same-Day Analysis 11 Apr 07 Compulsory Licensing Threat over Novartis's Gleevec Litigation Issued by Indian Health Minister

Same-Day Analysis 10 Apr 07 Abbott Takes Middle Path to Kaletra Supply, Sets New Price Tier for Poor Nations

Same-Day Analysis 9 Apr 07 Shionogi Places Lower Estimate on 2006/07 Earnings, Slashes Fiscal 2009 Target

Same-Day Analysis 6 Apr 07 Multinationals Challenge Brazil’s Public-Sector Drug Price Cut

Same-Day Analysis 5 Apr 07 Wyeth Responds Cautiously to New WHI Study

Same-Day Analysis 4 Apr 07 Office of Fair Trading Launches Drug Distribution Investigation in U.K.

Same-Day Analysis 3 Apr 07 Pfizer Resolves Lipitor Patent and Genotropin Promotions Litigation

Same-Day Analysis 2 Apr 07 Sanofi-Aventis, Daiichi-Sankyo Alliance Looms Large over Japan’s Anticoagulants Market

Same-Day Analysis 30 Mar 07 Wockhardt's Challenge for Roche's Pegasys Patent Brings New Dimension to Patent Litigation in India

Same-Day Analysis 29 Mar 07 Merck & Co, Lundbeck Drop Investigational Insomnia Drug Gaboxadol

Same-Day Analysis 28 Mar 07 Generic Erosion Leads to Slower 11% Rise in 2006 Sales at Boehringer Ingelheim

Same-Day Analysis 27 Mar 07 Merck/Schering to Develop Zetia/Lipitor Combo as Focus on Reducing Bad Cholesterol Returns

Same-Day Analysis 26 Mar 07 Roche Shrugs Off Alleged Suicide Link to Tamiflu in Japan, Maintains Sales Forecasts

Same-Day Analysis 23 Mar 07 Generic Norvasc to Hit U.S. Market as Pfizer Loses Key Patent Case

Same-Day Analysis 22 Mar 07 New Five-Year Plan Details Strategy for South African HIV/AIDS Expenditure

Same-Day Analysis 21 Mar 07 G-BA Under Fire as German Health Ministry Rejects Non-Reimbursement Recommendation for Plavix Monotherapy

Same-Day Analysis 20 Mar 07 AstraZeneca's Lead Heart-Drug Candidate Fails in Clinical Trial

Same-Day Analysis 19 Mar 07 CMED Confirms Maximum Drug Price Rise in Brazil at 3.02% for 2007

Same-Day Analysis 16 Mar 07 Portugal Introduces New Drug Price Rules, as Generics Prosper

Same-Day Analysis 15 Mar 07 Bayer HealthCare Ends 2006 on High as Schering Buyout Boosts Q4 Sales 75.3%

Same-Day Analysis 14 Mar 07 Biosimilars Legislation Encounters Opposition in U.S. Senate

Same-Day Analysis 13 Mar 07 Government Targets Surpassed as Belgium's "Low-Cost" Drugs Account for 37.14% of All Prescriptions in 2006

Same-Day Analysis 12 Mar 07 Schering-Plough Builds New Empire with Organon Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 9 Mar 07 Pharma Market Pegged at US$12 bil. in 2005/06

Same-Day Analysis 8 Mar 07 Foreign Drug Firms Offered Chance to Buy Stake in New Russian Pharma Conglomerate

Same-Day Analysis 7 Mar 07 Government Survey Sheds Light On Drug Consumption in Italy

Same-Day Analysis 5 Mar 07 New Mixed Verdict on Vioxx

Same-Day Analysis 2 Mar 07 Measures to Control Spain's Pharmaceutical Budget Begin to Bite as Expenditure Slows

Same-Day Analysis 1 Mar 07 R&D Incentives in 2007/08 Budget Brings Some Cheer to Pharma Industry in India

Same-Day Analysis 28 Feb 07 Venezuela to Expand Pharmaceutical Price Controls

Same-Day Analysis 27 Feb 07 AIDS Drugs Revenue Pushes Aspen's H1 2006/07 Sales Up 15%

Same-Day Analysis 26 Feb 07 FDA Green-Lights ADHD Drug Vyvanse as Shire Releases Strong FY2006 Results

Same-Day Analysis 23 Feb 07 Double Whammy for Genentech as Company Loses Key Patent, Gets Black Box Warning for Xolair

Same-Day Analysis 22 Feb 07 Indian Government Extends Grip over Drug Pricing as NPPA Sets New Price Ceilings for 193 Formulations

Same-Day Analysis 21 Feb 07 New Study Indicates Public Spending Accounts for 45% of U.S. Healthcare Expenditure

Same-Day Analysis 20 Feb 07 ABPI Defends PPRS After New Report Says NHS Paying Too Much for Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 19 Feb 07 Strong Rituxan Sales Growth Boost Biogen Idec's 2006 Revenues

Same-Day Analysis 16 Feb 07 Indian Biotech Industry Registers Good Growth, Awaits New Policy Changes

Same-Day Analysis 15 Feb 07 Thai Government Expands Scope of Patent-Breaking Strategy Amid Unrest in Asia

Same-Day Analysis 14 Feb 07 Scottish Medicines Consortium Not Convinced by Sanofi-Aventis’ Acomplia

Same-Day Analysis 13 Feb 07 Strong Q4 at Sanofi-Aventis Overshadowed by U.S. Delays to Acomplia, Ketek Label-Changes

Same-Day Analysis 12 Feb 07 Sanofi-Aventis Reportedly Ends BMS Takeover Talks as QLT Helps Settle Eligard Lawsuit

Same-Day Analysis 9 Feb 07 GlaxoSmithKline Lines Up Five Major 2007 Launches; Operating Profit Gains 15% in 2006

Same-Day Analysis 7 Feb 07 Roche Pharma Sales Jump 22% in 2006 as Oncology, Tamiflu Deliver Again

Same-Day Analysis 6 Feb 07 GSK and Ranbaxy Extend R&D Relationship

Same-Day Analysis 5 Feb 07 GKV Braces for Impact as German Government Approves Health Insurance Reforms

Same-Day Analysis 2 Feb 07 AstraZeneca Braces for Leaner Times with 3,000 Redundancies as Operating Profit Jumps 22%

Same-Day Analysis 1 Feb 07 FY2006: Zyprexa Stability and Cymbalta Boost Lilly

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jan 07 FY2006: Merck & Co Builds for the Long Term, Near-Term Profits Hit by Costs

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jan 07 Slovakia to Reduce Pharmaceutical Prices in April

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jan 07 Shionogi and Tanabe Kick Off Japanese Reporting Season

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jan 07 BMS Swings to a US$134 mil. loss in Q4 2006 on Generic Challenges, Charges

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jan 07 Abbott Posts Losses as Acquisitions Weigh on FY2006 Results

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jan 07 J&J’s Consumer Products Business Leads FY2006 Revenues

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jan 07 FY2006: To Heal, Pfizer Cuts Deeper Into the Skin

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jan 07 Abbott Shares Sail High as GE Deal Confirmed

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jan 07 Public Pressure Forces Russian Health Minister to Revert to Reimbursing Low-Cost HIV/AIDS Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jan 07 Last Hurrah from Merck KGaA as Strong Pharma Unit Boosts 2006 Profit Past US$1-bil. Mark

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jan 07 Health Authorities Propose Legislation of Domestic Drug Production in Nigeria's Draft Health Policy

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jan 07 SMC Says Yes to Pfizer's Champix, No to Novartis' Xolair

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jan 07 Sanofi to Challenge German Refusal to Subsidise Acomplia

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jan 07 Another Year of Double-Digit Growth for US$12.2-bil. Russian Pharma Market as First Estimates Released

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jan 07 Genentech’s FY2006 Earnings up 65%, Driven by Lucentis and Oncology Drug Sales

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jan 07 New Spanish P&R Reform to Cause 6.3% Decline in Pharma Sales, According to FEFE Estimates

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jan 07 U.S. Adds Chile to Intellectual Property Blacklist

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jan 07 House Democrats Introduce Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Bill

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jan 07 Eli Lilly Enters Agreements to Settle Around 18,000 Zyprexa Claims

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jan 07 3M Acquisition Puts Meda Among Europe's Leading Speciality Pharma Companies

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jan 07 Write Off Deficits to Set NHS Back On Track, Says Think-Tank

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jan 07 Hungarian Government Plans US$208-mil. Clawback by Raising Patient Rx Co-payment Levels

Same-Day Analysis 29 Dec 06 Sanofi-Aventis and BMS Triumph over Apotex in Canadian Plavix Case

Same-Day Analysis 28 Dec 06 Generics Firms Line Up to Enter Zofran Market

Same-Day Analysis 27 Dec 06 Lilly Scores Court Victory Over Zyprexa Patent

Same-Day Analysis 22 Dec 06 GSK’s Shopping Spree Continues with US$54.8-mil. Acquisition of U.S. Biotech Praecis Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 21 Dec 06 U.S. FDA Approves J&J's New Antipsychotic Invega

Same-Day Analysis 20 Dec 06 European Patent Office Revokes Key Patent for AstraZeneca's Nexium

Same-Day Analysis 19 Dec 06 FDA Warns of PML Risk from Genentech, Biogen Idec's Rituxan

Same-Day Analysis 18 Dec 06 New Blow for Bayer as FDA Demands Stronger Warning Label, Restricted Use for Trasylol

Same-Day Analysis 15 Dec 06 Forest to Acquire Privately-Held Biotech Cerexa for US$480 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 14 Dec 06 Tough New Rules for Central Drug Tenders Set to Streamline Procurement in India

Same-Day Analysis 13 Dec 06 Multinationals and Local Drug Firms in Brazil Tweak Export Strategies

Same-Day Analysis 12 Dec 06 FDA Proposes Rules to Expand Access to Experimental Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 11 Dec 06 GlaxoSmithKline to Acquire Next-Generation Antibody Specialist Domantis for US$452.3 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 8 Dec 06 Lilly Expects Solid Sales Growth in 2007, Aided by Addition of All Cialis Revenues

Same-Day Analysis 7 Dec 06 From Beat to Upbeat: Merck & Co Looks to New Drugs for Profit in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 6 Dec 06 Total Canadian Health Expenditure to Reach US$130 bil. in 2006, CIHI Report Says

Same-Day Analysis 5 Dec 06 First Chink in Nexavar's Armour as Bayer's Phase III Endpoints Not Met

Same-Day Analysis 4 Dec 06 Increased Mortality Rate Kills Pfizer's Tortured Torceptrapib

Same-Day Analysis 1 Dec 06 Pfizer Looks Deep Into Pipeline Mine for Drug Gems

Same-Day Analysis 30 Nov 06 PHARMAC Looks Back on Controversial 2006, Points to Record Listings in New Zealand

Same-Day Analysis 29 Nov 06 Grippol Manufacturer Accuses Western Producers of "Discrediting" Vaccine Safety Record

Same-Day Analysis 28 Nov 06 Novartis Completes Early U.S./European Submissions for Tasigna and Aclasta

Same-Day Analysis 27 Nov 06 Bayer's Q3 Profits Dip 15.4% as Schering Takeover Drains Capital

Same-Day Analysis 24 Nov 06 BUPA Calls for Government Intervention as Irish High Court Rejects Challenge to Risk-Equalisation Scheme

Same-Day Analysis 23 Nov 06 CIHI Focuses on How the Urban Environment Affects Canadian Health

Same-Day Analysis 22 Nov 06 Royal Decree Paves Way for Spain's New Pharmaceutical Reference-Price System

Same-Day Analysis 21 Nov 06 Actelion Builds PAH Powerhouse with US$420-mil. Acquisition of CoTherix

Same-Day Analysis 20 Nov 06 Corruption Scandal Unfolds with Arrest of Russian Mandatory Health-Insurance Fund Chief

Same-Day Analysis 17 Nov 06 J&J Agrees to Buy Conor Medsystems for US$1.4 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 16 Nov 06 Government Announces Reforms to Streamline PBS in Australia

Same-Day Analysis 15 Nov 06 Hospital Authority in Hong Kong Records Deficits in FY2005/06, Consolidates New Insurance Scheme

Same-Day Analysis 14 Nov 06 Round-Up of Japan's H1 Highlights Sluggish Domestic Growth and Cost-Cutting

Same-Day Analysis 13 Nov 06 Cost Containment Kills Growth in Subsidised Medicines for 2006 in Australia and New Zealand

Same-Day Analysis 10 Nov 06 Expected £18-mil. NHS Surplus for 2006-07 Becomes £94-mil. Deficit

Same-Day Analysis 8 Nov 06 Government Says “No” to Australian Funding for New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil

Same-Day Analysis 7 Nov 06 Astellas and Daiichi Sankyo Revise Upwards in H1

Same-Day Analysis 6 Nov 06 Actos Drives H1 Sales, as Takeda Raises Forecast

Same-Day Analysis 3 Nov 06 Streamlining of Domestic Operations Helps Ranbaxy to Grab Market Share

Same-Day Analysis 2 Nov 06 CVS and Caremark Merge to Form New Healthcare Industry Giant

Same-Day Analysis 1 Nov 06 Annual Drug-Price Increase Planned as South Africa's New Dispensing Fees Implemented

Same-Day Analysis 31 Oct 06 Merck Bolsters RNAi Expertise with US$1.1-bil. Sirna Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 30 Oct 06 AstraZeneca Braves Stroke Drug Setback with 13% Sales Increase for Q3

Same-Day Analysis 27 Oct 06 Cervarix Filing Delay, Pipeline Setbacks Take Shine Off Q3 for GlaxoSmithKline

Same-Day Analysis 26 Oct 06 Mind The Gap: Another Pipeline Setback for AstraZeneca As NXY-059 Fails Efficacy Test for Stroke Treatment

Same-Day Analysis 25 Oct 06 Third-Largest Generic Drug Firm Born As Barr Finalises Acquisition of Pliva

Same-Day Analysis 24 Oct 06 Q3 Revenue at Amgen Up 15% as Demand for Aranesp Soars

Same-Day Analysis 23 Oct 06 Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Record Fluent Q3, Supported by Vytorin

Same-Day Analysis 20 Oct 06 CEO Sends Out Right Signals and Careful Tone in Pfizer’s Q3 Results

Same-Day Analysis 19 Oct 06 Medicine Sales Up by Almost 18% in Argentina

Same-Day Analysis 18 Oct 06 New Blockbuster Baby Joins Merck & Co's Portfolio, with Approval and Pricing of First DPP-IV Inhibitor

Same-Day Analysis 17 Oct 06 Oncology and Tamiflu Drive 19% Sales Growth for Roche in Q3

Same-Day Analysis 16 Oct 06 National Health Service Price Cuts Rattle Drug-Makers in Italy

Same-Day Analysis 13 Oct 06 Genzyme’s Q3 Profits Slump on Charges

Same-Day Analysis 12 Oct 06 Generic-Makers Fail in Bid to Force Drug Firms to Sue over Unresolved Patents

Same-Day Analysis 11 Oct 06 Genentech Posts 58% Rise in Q3 Profits as Lucentis Sales Rocket

Same-Day Analysis 10 Oct 06 GSK Achieves OTC Deal with US$566-mil. CNS Acquisition, Lodges Anticancer Tykerb for European Approval

Same-Day Analysis 9 Oct 06 FDA Approves First HDAC Inhibitor, with Speedy Action on Merck & Co’s Zolinza

Same-Day Analysis 6 Oct 06 Lucentis Pricing Debate Rumbles On

Same-Day Analysis 5 Oct 06 Deficit Looms as Reform of Germany's Public Healthcare System Pushed Back to 2009

Same-Day Analysis 4 Oct 06 Abbott Drops ZoMaxx Stent, Drives Xience Stent to Market Ahead of Schedule

Same-Day Analysis 3 Oct 06 Myogen’s Cardiovascular Pipeline Seals Acquisition Deal for Gilead Sciences

Same-Day Analysis 2 Oct 06 Amgen to Boost Pipeline With Avidia Acquisition

Same-Day Analysis 29 Sep 06 Pfizer's Streamlining of U.K. Supply Chain Could Harbinger Trend for Europe

Same-Day Analysis 28 Sep 06 Big Pharma Spared New Cuts, but Existing Ones to Cost US$3.6 bil. as France’s 2007 Spending Plan Rolled Out

Same-Day Analysis 27 Sep 06 J&J Sues Boston Scientific and Abbott over Guidant Deal

Same-Day Analysis 26 Sep 06 Drug Prices Will Be Under Greater Scrutiny in Kenya as New Quarterly Medicine Prices Survey Launched

Same-Day Analysis 22 Sep 06 Drugstore Chains in China Record 24% Y/Y Growth in 2005

Same-Day Analysis 21 Sep 06 Second Time Lucky? Expansion at Last as Merck KGaA Snaps Up Serono for US$13.3 bil.

Same-Day Analysis 20 Sep 06 Progress Report on ARV Consumption Names Uganda, Kenya as Leaders in East Africa

Same-Day Analysis 19 Sep 06 What Would a Schering-Plough/BMS Merger Look Like?

Same-Day Analysis 18 Sep 06 Pharmaceutical Sales in Argentina Rise by 27% in Q2

Same-Day Analysis 15 Sep 06 AIFA Suspends Marketing Approval for 11 Generics After Application Irregularities Found

Same-Day Analysis 14 Sep 06 MHLW Issues New Round of NHI Listings in Japan

Same-Day Analysis 13 Sep 06 New Painkiller Studies Put Voltaren and Vioxx in Trouble, but Clear Celebrex

Same-Day Analysis 12 Sep 06 New Rural Medical Insurance System Reaches 45% Coverage in China

Same-Day Analysis 11 Sep 06 Drug-Pricing Wrangle Continues, as Indian Minister Pressures 11 Companies to Cut Prices

Same-Day Analysis 8 Sep 06 Emergence of Virulent Drug-Resistant Strain Focuses Attention on TB Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 7 Sep 06 NICE to Vet Ineffective Treatments

Same-Day Analysis 6 Sep 06 GSK Claims "Victory" Over Greek Wholesalers in Parallel Trade Battle

Same-Day Analysis 5 Sep 06 AstraZeneca and GSK Square Off Over Asthma Drug Benefits

Same-Day Analysis 4 Sep 06 Innogenetics Quashes Abbott's HCV Patent Threat in Court Triumph

Same-Day Analysis 1 Sep 06 Overhaul of Egyptian Health Insurance System to Widen Coverage

Same-Day Analysis 31 Aug 06 NICE Puts 19 More Drugs on Fast Track

Same-Day Analysis 30 Aug 06 Schering-Plough Reconciles Itself with Tainted Past in US$435-mil. Settlement

Same-Day Analysis 29 Aug 06 Q2 Sales at Bayer Up 5.8% Y/Y as Schering Acquisition Effects Kick In

Same-Day Analysis 28 Aug 06 Mylan Signs US$736-mil. Takeover Deal for India's Matrix Laboratories

Same-Day Analysis 25 Aug 06 Plan B Finally Goes OTC in the U.S.

Same-Day Analysis 24 Aug 06 Teva Rationalises Production Capacity, Decides to Release Facility in Puerto Rico

Same-Day Analysis 23 Aug 06 Anti-Retroviral Drugs and Public Tenders Raise Aspen's Full-Year Sales by 23%

Same-Day Analysis 22 Aug 06 Brazilian Medicine Sales Rise by Almost 7% in H1, Boosted by Higher Generics Sales

Same-Day Analysis 21 Aug 06 BMS and Sanofi-Aventis Start Battle to Block Generic Plavix

Same-Day Analysis 21 Aug 06 Status Quo Restored, as Pfizer and Dainippon Sumitomo Settle Norvasc Dispute

Same-Day Analysis 18 Aug 06 Tide Turns Back Against Merck & Co in Double Vioxx Setback

Same-Day Analysis 17 Aug 06 Healthcare Spending Matches Germany's Entire Federal Budget as Costs Soar 25% in 10 Years

Same-Day Analysis 16 Aug 06 Barr Reports Strong Q4 and Full-Year FY2006, but Faces Challenges to Key Oral Contraceptive Franchise

Same-Day Analysis 15 Aug 06 Sanofi-Aventis Files for Injunction Blocking Generic Apotex, while FDA Approves Actonel in New Indication

Same-Day Analysis 14 Aug 06 Therapeutic Massage? NHS "On Track" to Break Even in 2005/06

Same-Day Analysis 11 Aug 06 GSK Pays US$70 mil. for Settling U.S. Pricing Allegations

Same-Day Analysis 10 Aug 06 Report on NHS Spending Stokes "Postcode Lottery" Fears

Same-Day Analysis 9 Aug 06 Brazilian National Healthcare System Fails to Update List of High-Cost Reimbursed Drugs in Four Years

Same-Day Analysis 8 Aug 06 Regulator’s "Free Pricing" Plan Brings New Dimension to Indian Health Insurance Industry

Same-Day Analysis 7 Aug 06 Funding for Russia's Drug-Reimbursement Programme Could Run Out Before Year-End

Same-Day Analysis 4 Aug 06 Latest Study Suggests Big Pharma Preference for China over India as Leading Low-Cost Manufacturing Destination

Same-Day Analysis 3 Aug 06 Pfizer’s Top Lawyer, Now CEO, Faces Immediate Legal Challenges to Lipitor and Exubera

Same-Day Analysis 2 Aug 06 Medicare Part D Hits Government Enrolment Targets But Many Seniors Remain Uncovered, Says Survey

Same-Day Analysis 1 Aug 06 Takeda Maintains Guidance in Q1, but Tavocept Disappoints

Same-Day Analysis 31 Jul 06 Sales March on for Dainippon Sumitomo During Q1

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jul 06 Foreign Companies Losing Ground in Brazilian Generics Market

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jul 06 GSK Net Profit Rises 14%, Pipeline Excitement Builds Over Bird 'Flu Candidate

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jul 06 Schering Stake Helps Merck Double Net Profit in Q2

Same-Day Analysis 25 Jul 06 All Systems Go at Merck & Co and Schering-Plough in Forecast-Beating H1 Results

Same-Day Analysis 24 Jul 06 Lilly Returns to Profit in Q2, but Sounds Tentative Note on Full-Year Revenue

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jul 06 Lipitor Comes Through at Just the Right Time for Pfizer in H1 Results

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jul 06 Roche Optimistic on FY Profit as H1 Beats Expectations

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jul 06 J&J Reports Solid Earnings Growth in Q2, Updates Near-Term NME Filings

Same-Day Analysis 18 Jul 06 Generics Securing a Grip, but Healthcare Costs Still High

Same-Day Analysis 17 Jul 06 Chiron Charges Weigh Down on Novartis' Q2 Profit

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jul 06 Merck & Co Stops Vioxx Rot with Unexpected Legal Victory

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jul 06 Government of Qatar Announces US$1.04-bil. Health Budget for 2006-07

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jul 06 Genentech's Q2 2006 Earnings Soar After Strong Oncology Sales

Same-Day Analysis 11 Jul 06 PMPRB Reports on Prices of Non-Patented Drugs

Same-Day Analysis 10 Jul 06 Amgen Fails to Prevent Import of Rival Experimental Drug by Roche

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jul 06 New Drug Pricing Deal with Industry to Save Irish Government Up to US$383 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jul 06 Abbott Strikes Cholesterol Development Pact with AstraZeneca

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jul 06 Africa’s Health-Insurance Initiatives Gain Momentum

Same-Day Analysis 4 Jul 06 Swiss Pharma Market Grows by just 3.5% in 2005 as Pfizer Plans Drug-Price Cuts in Switzerland

Same-Day Analysis 3 Jul 06 Genentech's Lucentis Receives Approval and Pricing

Same-Day Analysis 30 Jun 06 Health Expenditure Continues Exerting Pressure on OECD Governments

Same-Day Analysis 29 Jun 06 Figures for 2005 Show Spanish Pharmaceutical Sales Up by 6%, Slowest Growth in 12 Years

Same-Day Analysis 28 Jun 06 Court Defeat for Sanofi-Aventis as Denmark's Novo Nordisk Wins “False Advertising” Case

Same-Day Analysis 27 Jun 06 Pliva Favours Barr Laboratories' Acquisition Bid

Same-Day Analysis 26 Jun 06 PMPRB Annual Report Suggests Slowdown in Canadian Drug Sales

Same-Day Analysis 23 Jun 06 European Approval Comes Early for Sanofi-Aventis' Acomplia

Same-Day Analysis 22 Jun 06 Pharmaceutical Spending in Spain up by 10.37% in May 2006

Same-Day Analysis 21 Jun 06 Argentina’s Pharmaceutical Market Changes After Economic Crisis

Same-Day Analysis 20 Jun 06 Provincial Authorities Increase Health Budgets in Pakistan, but No Sign of a Comprehensive Federal Strategy

Same-Day Analysis 19 Jun 06 FDA May Require Further Clinical Trials for Neurocrine’s Sleeping Pill, Indiplon

Same-Day Analysis 16 Jun 06 Belgium to Pilot Toned-Down Version of 'Kiwi Model' for Drug Reimbursement in 2007

Same-Day Analysis 15 Jun 06 Eleventh-Hour Deal Sees Merck Offer Shares to Bayer at Highest Price Yet

Same-Day Analysis 14 Jun 06 Irish Minister of Health Under Fire for New National Cancer Strategy

Same-Day Analysis 13 Jun 06 Pharma Sector Achieves 10% Growth in India during First Half of 2006

Same-Day Analysis 12 Jun 06 ADA 2006: Lilly and Amylin Tout Benefits of Byetta

Same-Day Analysis 9 Jun 06 Figures for 2005 Show Slowdown of Pharmaceutical R&D Spending in Spain

Same-Day Analysis 8 Jun 06 Spending on Specialty Drugs Soars as More Blockbuster Brands Go Generic

Same-Day Analysis 7 Jun 06 Novartis to Acquire U.K. Anti-Infectives Specialist NeuTec for US$569 mil.

Same-Day Analysis 6 Jun 06 FDA Approves Tysabri's Return to Market

Same-Day Analysis 5 Jun 06 Pfizer Wins Landmark Viagra Ruling in China

Same-Day Analysis 2 Jun 06 Series of New Cost-Containment Measures in China Includes Price Cuts of Up to 57% on Cancer Therapies

Same-Day Analysis 1 Jun 06 Sandoz Finally Clinches Landmark U.S. Approval of Biogeneric Omnitrope

Same-Day Analysis 31 May 06 FDA Warns Wyeth over Manufacturing Quality at Puerto Rican Plant

Same-Day Analysis 30 May 06 Pharmaceutical Sales in Argentina Decline by 5% in Q1 2006

Same-Day Analysis 29 May 06 Prime Minister of Portugal Unveils Radical New Measures for Improvement of Medicine Access

Same-Day Analysis 26 May 06 Hikma Pharma of Jordan Outlines Future Growth Strategy, Seeks to Double Growth in Region

Same-Day Analysis 25 May 06 India Pharma’s European Fascination Continues as Lupin, Dishman Pharma Strike Deals

Same-Day Analysis 23 May 06 Lilly Touts Sexual Function Benefits of Cymbalta over Lexapro

Same-Day Analysis 22 May 06 MHRA Approves U.K.’s First OTC Migraine Drug

Same-Day Analysis 19 May 06 Lower Prices on Imported Pharmaceuticals in Russia from 1 June

Same-Day Analysis 18 May 06 Healthcare Reform in Colombia at a Standstill as Funding Scarce

Same-Day Analysis 17 May 06 Pharma Market in Romania Achieves Double-Digit Growth during Q1

Same-Day Analysis 16 May 06 Eisai Looks Beyond Aciphex and Aricept in FY2005/06 Results

Same-Day Analysis 15 May 06 Daiichi-Sankyo and Astellas Forecast Sales Decline in Year Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 12 May 06 Chantix Provides Fourth New Drug Approval for Pfizer in 2006, Fifth on the Way?

Same-Day Analysis 11 May 06 Takeda Draws Strength from FY2005/06 Results to Hold Up Flat Performance in Year Ahead

Same-Day Analysis 10 May 06 As Expected, Health Budget in Australia Focuses on Mental Health

Same-Day Analysis 9 May 06 Second Biosimilar Drug Approved by European Commission

Same-Day Analysis 8 May 06 Eli Lilly Becomes First to Use New FTA Measure to Appeal PBS Rejection for Forteo

Same-Day Analysis 5 May 06 Sanofi-Aventis Posts Strong Q1 Earnings despite Generic Competition

Same-Day Analysis 4 May 06 New Law Overhauls Drug Pricing and Health Insurance in Switzerland

Same-Day Analysis 3 May 06 Government to Implement New Price Cuts in China, Targeting Foreign Pharmaceuticals

Same-Day Analysis 2 May 06 U.S. Court Decision Supports Teva and Ranbaxy's Marketing Exclusivity for Generic Zocor

Same-Day Analysis 1 May 06 Astellas Licenses Seventh and Eighth Drug in Five Months Through FibroGen Deal

Same-Day Analysis 28 Apr 06 GSK Confident over Pipeline, as Q1 Revenue Grows

Same-Day Analysis 27 Apr 06 German Big Pharma Lays Cards on Table as Bayer, Merck, Altana Release Q1 Results

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 06 GAO Report Critical of FDA's Post-Marketing Drug Safety Role

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 06 Chugai Begins Difficult 2006 with 40% Drop in Q1 Income

Same-Day Analysis 25 Apr 06 Novo Nordisk Increases Investment in Brazilian Plant

Same-Day Analysis 21 Apr 06 New Products Drive 13% Increase in Eli Lilly's Q1 Earnings

Same-Day Analysis 21 Apr 06 Zambon Aims to Boost Sales in Brazil

Same-Day Analysis 20 Apr 06 Sales Down, Spirits Up as Pfizer Publishes Q1 Results

Same-Day Analysis 18 Apr 06 FDA Ordered to Rule on Approval of First Biosimilar Drug