@FiercePharma: Serious infections in AMD patients injected off-label with Avastin. Supports Genentech case that repackaging = risky Report | Follow @FiercePharma
> The FDA and drugmakers have agreed to hike user fees by 6% over the next 5 years as part of the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. News
> Pfizer ($PFE) has extended its tender offer for Icagen by 24 hours. The move is an attempt to bring in the 100,000-plus Icagen shares it needs to complete its tender offer. Story
> A Merck ($MRK) subsidiary has sued Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, alleging its due-process rights were violated in a Vioxx-related consumer protection case he filed in 2009. Item
> Sagent Pharmaceuticals ($SGNT) got the FDA's nod for its version of the muscle relaxant Norflex and plans to launch this quarter. Report
> Dr. Reddy's won FDA approval for its OTC version of Sanofi's ($SNY) Allegra-D 24 Hour allergy medication. Story
> GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) bought another 600,000 of its own shares in its ongoing buyback program at prices ranging from 1,287.5 pence to 1,316.5 pence per share. Article
> Lupin Pharmaceuticals won FDA approval for its extended-release version of the Tramadol painkiller, a knockoff of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen's Ultram ER. Piece
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Analyst: Benlysta's shortcomings offer blockbuster opening for new lupus drugs. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Give the big media groups a Ph1/2 cancer drug story success and it spreads like wildfire. Diabetes, etc? Not so much. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Just saw this report about a small EDC player called MedNet Solutions, sort of David and Goliath/Oracle story Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
> ReNeuron cleared to proceed with groundbreaking stem cell study. Article
> Cash-strapped Oxigene lays off staffers, shelves PhIII study. More
> Delcath shares slump after chemo system fails to deliver in PhII cohort. News
> Roche CEO Schwan believes diagnostics will be key to success. Report
> Beleaguered Xoma CEO Engle turns in his walking papers. Story
> Jennerex cheered by early efficacy data for cancer-killing virus. Details
Manufacturing News
> Promega adding molecular-biology capacity with new plant. More
> Fareva moves into U.S. with Pfizer plant buy. Story
> Dairy JV nabs India's excipients maker Brahmar. News
> Two CMOs to cut more than 100 jobs in NY, Ireland. Report
> BASF raises excipient, API prices another 10%. Article
> Baxter pumps up lyophilization capacity at Halle plant. Details
Vaccine News
> New strain of H5N1 lacks vax protection. News
> Emory University recieves $26M from NIH. Story
> Infant rotavirus shots may benefit the unvaccinated. Report
> IOM: Vaccines cause very few side effects. Article
> CDC: Teen HPV vaccination rates lagging. Details
And Finally... Scientists found antibiotic-resistant features in the DNA of 30,000-year-old bacteria. Report