ALSO NOTED: Teva, Barr get OK to sell Fosamax copies; Ranbaxy wins FDA nod for copycat Nexium;

> Teva and Barr Pharmaceuticals both got FDA approval for their generic versions of Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax, which went off patent yesterday. Report [1]

> India's Ranbaxy got the tentative FDA nod for its copycat form of AstraZeneca's Nexium heartburn pill, which is still under patent. Report [2]

> Millennium Pharmaceuticals posted fourth-quarter profits of $41.06 million on revenues of $181.19 million. Report [3]

> Wyeth hired Timothy Cost to be senior vice president for corporate affairs; previously, cost handled corporate affairs at ARAMARK. Report [4]

> Swiss-based Octapharma is moving its U.S. headquarters to a 15,000-square-foot facility in Hoboken, NJ. Report [5]

> Biogen Idec reported a big boost in quarterly profits, largely due to strong sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs and a cancer med it markets jointly with Genentech. Report [6]

> French authorities are investigating GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur over an anti-hepatitis B vaccination campaign in the 1990s. At issue is whether the companies fully disclosed the shot's potential side effects. Report [7]

> A new blend of a genetically modified chimp adenovirus and a malaria gene is proving promising as a potential vaccine against malaria. Report [8]

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> Speculation over the prospective acquisition of CeNeS continued to mount as the company's shares shot up 70 percent yesterday. Report [10]

> AstraZeneca is shaking up its global R&D efforts [11], planning to slash some 300 research positions at a major complex in the U.K. Report [12]

> The most efficient drug development programs will rely on contributions from a variety of companies, with partnerships and outsourcing providing unique expertise to advance new therapies, according to a new study from Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Report [9]

And Finally... Prescription mac-and-cheese? Kraft Foods is working on products that will contain plant oils to kill intestinal parasites such as tapeworms. Report [13]