@FiercePharma: FDA orders halt to enrollment in Avandia trial. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> If FDA's drug marketing division continues on its present course, it could end up issuing twice as many warning letters in 2010 as it did in 2009. Item
> Impax Laboratories won approval for a generic version of the pain drug Opana ER, six weeks after settling a patent dispute with the drug's maker and marketer. Report
> Wockhardt won final FDA approval to sell a generic version of AstraZeneca's Toprol extended-release tablets for the treatment of heart problems. Story
> Catalyst specialist Reaxa will lead a consortium, backed by more than £700,000 ($1.1 million) in U.K. government funding, to develop cheaper, simpler and greener ways to manufacture pharmaceuticals. Article
> Medco Health Solutions posted a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit, but its shares fell more than 6 percent as analysts questioned the strength of the results and also cited pressures on profit margins. Article
> Piper Jaffray reiterated its "overweight" rating on Amylin Pharmaceuticals but cut its price target to $25 from $26. News
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@FierceBiotech: ConjuChem enters the biotech graveyard. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
> GlobeImmune cuts 25 percent of staff. Story
> PRA plans to hire up to 150 biotech workers. Article
> Therapeutic HIV vax shows promise in small trial. Report
> DMC: Novartis' drug safe but not effective in mid-study analysis. Story
> Lilly pushes deeper into men's health. Item
And Finally... Gilead's HIV drug tenofovir is safe to be given to men at high risk of contracting the virus as a preventative measure, scientists said. Report