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Health care sector gears up for U.S. reform Friday, 21 Nov 2008 03:03pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drug makers, insurers and other health care companies are preparing for possibly dramatic changes to the U.S. health care system as Democrats increase their power in Washington next year.  Full Article

 
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More money and strong leader wanted at FDA Friday, 21 Nov 2008 03:08pm EST 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drug makers are calling for steady leadership, political independence and a boost in funding to improve the climate at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under President-elect Barack Obama.  Full Article  

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Pharma overhaul under way ahead of challenges Friday, 21 Nov 2008 01:44pm EST 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's largest drug makers are all under the hood working to overhaul a rusty business model, even as they differ over the right new parts.  Full Article  

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Daiichi confident of Effient approval Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 03:07pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daiichi-Sankyo's top U.S. executive expressed confidence that the blood clot preventer it is developing with Eli Lilly & Co will soon win U.S. approval, and said the sales force for the medicine was champing at the bit to get started.  Full Article   |   Video

 
Walgreen makes Times Square return as it revamps Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 03:06pm EST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co has more than 6,500 drugstores across the United States, but only one of them can help the chain reach billions of people, even if they never step inside.  Full Article   |   Video

 
Pharmaceuticals can't escape recessionary chill Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 03:37pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may still carry a defensive tag, but the pharmaceuticals industry won't escaped unscathed as economies around the world are pitched into recession.  Full Article

 
Is biotech really such a bargain? Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 04:42pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped biotechs may be hoping Big Pharma rides to the rescue, but they shouldn't count on it.  Full Article

 
Pfizer pegs growth to overseas, older drugs Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 06:14pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's top executive is counting on higher sales in emerging markets and revenue from older medicines to generate enough revenue in the next three years to help offset an expected plunge in sales of its top selling Lipitor cholesterol drug.  Full Article

 
Pfizer, others still chasing obesity drugs Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 11:28pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After pulling the plug on an experimental obesity drug from a troubled class of medicines, Pfizer Inc's Chief Executive Jeff Kindler said the world's largest drug maker would continue to pursue treatments for the emerging health crisis.  Full Article

 
Pfizer CEO: Independence needed at FDA Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 06:19pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was hurt by turnover at the top during the George W. Bush administration and needs a strong, independent leader, Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Jeff Kindler said on Thursday.  Full Article

 

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