In what could be a harbinger of more lawsuits over the OTC cold meds for children that FDA warned against and companies withdrew last fall, a California mother sued Novartis over its Triaminic cough-and-cold products. Report
Teva Pharmaceuticals' Ivax unit plans to spend $60.7 million to expand its plant in the Czech Republic, planning to add 400 workers there and amp up production threefold. Report
Sciele Pharma announced it would buy several products from Verus Pharmaceuticals for $29 million, including the emergency allergy shot Twinject. Report
Isis Pharmaceuticals reported a fourth-quarter loss of $7 million on revenues of $24.7 million, falling short of analyst estimates. Report
For the first time, federal authorities are conceding a link between vaccines and autistic symptoms--just not the link activists thought. Report
The venture capital group Perseus has pumped $10 million dollars into NanoBio, bringing its total investment in the University of Michigan spin-off to $30 million. Report
Amgen got some much-needed good news yesterday after an FDA panel endorsed the approval of Nplate, its drug for a rare blood disorder. Report
Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson (photo) scooped up close to $14 million in compensation last year, even as its stock price slid in the face of slowing cancer therapy revenues. Report
Most popular this week: Pfizer's Kindler can't quash mega-deal talk. Report
And Finally... Could public funding make drug R&D more efficient? Report