Novartis ($NVS) faces bribery allegations in yet another country. A whistleblower has accused the Swiss drugmaker of paying bribes in Turkey to increase prescriptions of its drugs, Reuters reports. More
> An FDA advisory panel backed Acadia Pharmaceuticals' new Parkinson's disease drug Nuplazid for approval in a 12-2 vote. Report
> The time the FDA takes to review new drug applications is steadily decreasing, to an average of about 10 months in 2014, with the biggest gains in oncology. Report
> Lawmakers in Florida, the only remaining state that prohibits nurse practitioners from prescribing meds, passed a bill to grant them that power. Report
> Opko Health got a rejection letter from the FDA on its application for approval of its thyroid drug Rayaldee. Release
And Finally... Genetic testing to choose drug therapies helps treatment work better, but has to be repeated with relapses to keep benefits coming. Report