Judge blocks sales of generic Plavix
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A federal judge blocked sales of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix yesterday while he considers the merits of a claim that a Canadian pharmaceutical company improperly entered the market.
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A US judge temporarily blocked the Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked outgoing UnitedHealth Group Inc.  Chief Executive William McGuire from cashing in any of his unexercised stock options and collecting his retirement pay.
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Their Plavix blood thinner beats back a generic, but the companies are best off going it alone.
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Pfizer tries to stop patients from switching to generic Zocor.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadians are paying hundreds of millions of dollars too much for generic prescription drugs because federal government policies are allowing manufacturers to shut out competitors, a study released Monday concludes.
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A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Wednesday barring Ohio from enforcing legislation that would restrict access to the abortion pill RU-486.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. chief executive Peter Dolan was fired yesterday after bungling an agreement to keep a generic version of the drug maker's top- selling heart pill, Plavix, off the market.
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A Canadian company's cheap generic version of the blood thinner Plavix has been blocked from the U.S. market until at least 2011.
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A federal judge has temporarily frozen more than $500 million in assets owned by thousands of doctors and dentists who bought abusive tax shelters run by a San Diego investment company, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
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A judge has frozen more than $500 million in assets owned by doctors and dentists who bought abusive tax shelters run by a San Diego investment company.
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British regulators recommended on Monday that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Efexor from drugmaker Wyeth because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other potential risks that require more careful monitoring than other drugs in the class. Wyeth said it would challenge the decision, but its shares slipped 3 percent.
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SAN DIEGO - A San Diego judge issued a temporary restraining order against xelan, alleging company officials advised thousands of doctors to put money into fraudulent tax schemes.
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Novartis AG lowered its full-year results outlook as generic competition pressured sales of a key blood-pressure drug, and said U.S. regulators had delayed the approval process for an important cancer treatment.
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A US federal judge refused to allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Merck for health problems linked to its Vioxx pain medication, in a major victory for the pharmaceutical giant.
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Barr Pharmaceuticals raised its bid for Pliva, a maker of generic drugs, to $2.5 billion, topping a rival bid from an Icelandic rival, the Actavis Group. Barr bid 820 kuna ($141.21) a share for Pliva, more than the competing bid of 795 kuna a share from Actavis. The companies said Pliva, which is based in Zagreb, Croatia, would give them the ability to compete with the generic-drug industry leaders. Barr, which is based in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., said the acquisition of Pliva would create a company with $2.5 billion in annual revenue and about 170 generic products in development. It would also have about 60 applications at the Food and Drug Administration, Barr said. Actavis is based in Hafnarfirdi, Iceland.
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A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for a copycat version of the popular heartburn drug Protonix.