Drug Maker and Eye Doctors Settle Dispute Over Avastin
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Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists over use of  the companyâs drug Avastin   to treat eye diseases.
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Merck & Co.  said on Thursday its $1.1 billion deal to buy Sirna Therapeutics Inc. cleared an antitrust hurdle and said the deal could close as early as the end of this month.
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Purdue Pharma reached a settlement with regulators in West Virginia yesterday over claims that it had inappropriately marketed Oxycontin, its controversial painkiller, to state residents.
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Drugmaker Wyeth  has reached a tentative framework with a group of plaintiffs' lawyers to settle nearly all remaining liability cases stemming from allegations that some of its diet drugs damaged heart valves, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
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GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York Attorney General&#39;s office says
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the
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Cancer patients treated with Genentech  Inc.'s colon cancer drug Avastin along with the chemotherapy  regimen FOLFOX4 lived longer than patients treated with the  chemotherapy alone in a late-stage clinical trial, the biotech  company said on Monday.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of biotechnology company Eyetech Pharmaceuticals fell in after-hours trading Friday after a key US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel withheld approval for Macugen, a new drug to treat failing eyesight in the elderly.
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Genentech Inc. and Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG said Monday that a recent study showed their colon cancer drug Avastin significantly extended patient survival when combined with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy drugs.
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The state of West Virginia and the manufacturer of the controversial pain killer OxyContin have settled a lawsuit brought over the way the drug was marketed to the public, according to The New York Times.
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The pharmaceutical's settlement ends a government probe.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe&#39;s biggest drugmaker, said on Monday a US court had ruled in its favor in patent litigation with Israel&#39;s Teva Pharmaceuticals over anti-nausea drug Zofran.
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GlaxoSmithKline PLC agreed Thursday to release information on its drug studies, including negative findings on the antidepressant Paxil, to settle a lawsuit in which New York&#39;s attorney general accused the company of fraud.
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Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG said Friday that a European Union body had moved toward possible approval this year of the cancer drug Avastin.
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The maker of the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on Tuesday published preliminary results of a study that the company claims show the drug does not raise heart risks. However, experts say the results are inconclusive and even seem to suggest more risk from the drug.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L has agreed  to release all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a  lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information  about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York Attorney General's  office said on Thursday.
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The deal will settle claims that Merck overcharged Medicaid programs for four drugs, including Vioxx and Zocor, and resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors.