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The 10 Biggest-Selling Drugs That Are About to Lose Their Patent
by Melly Alazraki on Feb.27, 2011, under Towing
The pharmaceutical industry is ready to fall off a cliff — a “patent cliff.” Over the next few years, some of the world’s most popular and lucrative medicines will go off patent, and generic competition will siphon an estimated quarter of a trillion dollars from drugmakers’ bottom lines.
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The 10 Biggest-Selling Drugs That Are About to Lose Their Patent originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Investing, Health Care, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Eli Lilly, Astrazeneca
Pharmaceuticals Look Beyond Medications to Smartphone Apps
by Melly Alazraki on Feb.16, 2011, under Towing
Pharmaceutical companies looking for fresh sources of profit are increasingly investing in a range of health care innovations that aren’t drugs at all, from smartphone apps and educational websites to social media platforms and wireless devices, reports Ernst & Young.
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Pharmaceuticals Look Beyond Medications to Smartphone Apps originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:10:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Apple, Sanofi Aventis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Cisco Systems
Inside Wall Street: Two Good Reasons for Clinical Data Shares to Soar Again
by Gene Marcial on Feb.14, 2011, under Towing
From October 2010 to February 2011, biotech Clinical Data’s stock doubled, mostly thanks to FDA approval of its novel antidepressant. But also pushing the stock up — and making it likely to perhaps double again — is speculation that a Big Pharma will buy Clinical Data.
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Inside Wall Street: Two Good Reasons for Clinical Data Shares to Soar Again originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Columns, Investing, Health Care, Pfizer, Stock Picks, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly
Week in Preview: January Employment Data, UPS Earnings and More
by Trey Thoelcke on Jan.30, 2011, under Towing
The all-important January employment reports come out this week. Also worth watching for are a host of earnings releases, led by economic bellwhether UPS. The package deliverer is expected to post strong results.
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Week in Preview: January Employment Data, UPS Earnings and More originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Economy, Investing, Earnings, UPS, Stocks in the News
As Diabetes Explodes, Big Pharma Is Gearing Up
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.27, 2011, under Towing
Diabetes is a growing global scourge, but for Big Pharma it’s more of a lifesaver — and many drugmakers are cranking up their research efforts. After all, many existing drugs will soon be losing their patents, and diabetes could be a $55 billion market by 2019.
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As Diabetes Explodes, Big Pharma Is Gearing Up originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:00:00.
Filed Under: Investing, Health Care, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi Aventis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, Astrazeneca







