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Allergan inks $600M off-label settlement
Pharma marketing got another black eye yesterday when the Department of Justice announced a $600 million settlement with Allergan. The drugmaker agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a $375 million fine and $225 million in civil penalties, all for pushing Botox for off-label uses such as headache, pain and cerebral palsy treatment. Report
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@FiercePharma: Pharma layoffs plummet to 255 in August. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> Longtime JAMA editor Catherine DeAngelis will step down next year to rejoin Johns Hopkins, where she will develop a Center for Professionalism in Medicine and the Related Professions. Story
> The Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided that lawsuits filed by 14 women against Pfizer's Wyeth and Pharmacia units over links between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapies were incorrectly dismissed by a lower court; the ruling could restore as many as 1,000 mass tort lawsuits to the docket. Article
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Top 10 Women in Biotech
It's a well-worn cliché that men dominate the top ranks of the biotech industry. But over the past decade a group of extraordinary women has put that cliché to the test. Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of our selection of 10 women who have excelled in the industry is that there were so many outstanding women in biotechnology to choose from. Report
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Top Counterfeit Drugs Report
Drug counterfeiting has become a $200-billion business annually, according to the World Customs Organization. By some calculations, the counterfeiting trade has become more lucrative than the narcotics business. It's a global problem. And experts say that solving it--or at least stemming the tide--requires the participation of both government and industry. Report
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Top 10 Generic Drug Companies 2010
In recent years, Big Pharma has begun to look beyond brand-name drugs to the generics market. With the rising costs of healthcare, governments and payers alike are pushing for increased generics usage. Click here to see a list of the world's top 10 generic drumakers. Report >>
