@FiercePharma: Top on FiercePharmaMarketing: Facing threats from Purdue, Teva and Pfizer, Zogenix puts Zohydro follow-up into high gear. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: RT @JohnCFierce: Genentech pays $725M upfront for game-changing breast cancer drug - Seragon, spun out after Aragon deal. Article | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: Laclede says it will alter labeling for vaginal gel products after FDA seeks injunction. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: UPDATED: Agenus' genital herpes vax cuts viral load 75% in PhII. News | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Novartis ($NVS) has begun shipping its Flucelvax and Fluvirin seasonal influenza vaccines to U.S. customers and says it will send a minimum of 30 million doses for the 2014-2015 season. Release
> The U.K., along with Spain and Portugal, were left out off the World Health Organization's list of 33 countries with a chance to eliminate TB altogether because their rates run too high to be included, 150 in 1 million in the U.K.'s case compared to 1 in 1 million in the U.S. Story
> Chinese drugmaker Luye Pharma Group is preparing to raise $764 million from a Hong Kong initial public offering sources tell Bloomberg. Story
> Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical's Caraco subsidiary has recalled 200 vials of the cancer drug Gemcitabine over concerns about sterility. Announcement
> Amy Schulman, the former Pfizer ($PFE) corporate counsel who suddenly departed a top spot at the drugmaker in December, has been named to the board of directors of biotech Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ($ALNY). Release
> A California judge has dismissed claims by 219 plaintiffs against GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) who said they had heart problems tied to diabetes drug Avandia. Report
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: Who were the highest-paid med tech CEOs in 2013? Read up in our new report. Read | Follow @FierceMedDev
@StacyALawrence: Researchers use wearable iPad to assess multiple sclerosis symptoms. Item | Follow @StacyALawrence
@VarunSaxena2: Exec talks on Covidien's fit with Medtronic. More | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@MichaelGFierce: A tiny, "walking" robot powered by a muscle cell? It could help deliver drugs one day. More | Follow @MichaelGFierce
@EmilyWFierce: Encision nabs FDA clearance for next-generation wound-care technology. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> FDA clears first vital sign sensor for chairs. Story
> FDA clears device to prevent stray laproscopic surgical burns. More
> GlassesOff visual improvement app scores $15M; J&J settles hip implant suit. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Chutes&Ladders: Former Pfizer's general counsel Schulman joins Alnylam's board. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Alzheimer's R&D suffers as trial failure rate hits an "astounding" 99.6%. More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: I have no idea what the next move for the Aragon/Seragon team is, but do note that Paragon Pharma is already taken. | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Acid-bath stem cell papers are finally retracted. Story via New Scientist | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> NIH readies $248M program for electroceuticals. Item
> FDA gives an early OK to lymphoma drug Beleodaq. Story
> Bind shares slide after Amgen walks out of $180M collaboration deal. More
Vaccines News
> Novartis starts shipping Flucelvax ahead of upcoming flu season. More
> Agenus brain cancer vaccine boosts survival in PhII trial. News
> Sanofi, CureVac extend vax partnership with new $205M-plus mRNA pact. Piece
> PaxVax' oral cholera vaccine succeeds in PhIII challenges. Item
> Prevnar use in seniors is cost-effective now, CDC says. But will it last? Story
> Agenus' genital herpes vax cuts viral load 75% in PhII. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
> AMRI finishes second manufacturing buy in 3 months. Read
> Pfizer recalling 221,000 bottles of Pristiq as tablet mix-up again trips it up. Piece
> Bristol-Myers recalls 6 lots of injected Coumadin. News
> FDA lays out some cGMP guidance for drug compounders. Item
> Pfizer gets access to more production capacity in Saudi Arabia with Tabuk deal. More
> FDA sues to halt production of 'unapproved' vaginal gel products. Article
And Finally... A new report says that 40% of cases in the U.K. of the highly lethal pancreatic cancer are preventable if people maintained a healthy body weight and didn't smoke. Story