Pfizer cuts sales forecast after Zoetis spinoff; Valeant's bond issue faces tough market; Roche settles Xeloda patent fight;

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> Pfizer ($PFE) updated its 2013 forecast to account for the full-and-final spinoff of its animal health business, Zoetis; the company now expects sales to come in at $50.8 billion to $52.8 billion, down from $55.3 billion to $57.3 bilion; earnings are pegged at $2.10 to $2.20, rather than $2.14 to $2.24. Report

> Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX) has hit a snag on its bond issue to raise money for its Bausch + Lomb acquisition; the company will likely have to allow a higher yield than it initially expected. Report

> Roche settled a patent dispute with India's Intas Pharmaceuticals, allowing the generic drugmaker to sell its version of the cancer treatment Xeloda in the U.S. before the drug loses exclusivity. Report

> Britain's National Institute of Health and Care Excellence told doctors to offer breast cancer drugs tamoxifen or raloxifene to high-risk women over 35. Report

> Pfizer lost its Supreme Court bid for a shield from asbestos lawsuits connected to its Quigley Co. subsidiary, which made products containing the substance until the 1970s. Report

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Biotech News

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> Isis steals diabetes drug spotlight with new approach to slashing blood fat. More

> Glaxo's diabetes drug fails to beat Takeda's Actos in head-to-head study. Report

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Pharma Manufacturing News

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