> Via consent decree, the FDA is restricting Genzyme's U.S. distribution of thyroid cancer drug Thyrogen. FDA Statement
> WHO calls EU on counterfeit/patent gamesmanship in slowing drug shipments from India. Article
> Canadian ointment and creams maker Contract Pharmaceuticals is closing its Buffalo, NY, facility by the end of 2011, eliminating 260 jobs. Article
> Inefficiency and lack of coordination between India's drug-purchasing and drug-manufacturing agencies has led to their merger by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. Article
> The Abbott Labs acquisition of India's Piramal Healthcare Solutions will drive more cross-border M&A activity, says ARC Advisory. Post