@FiercePharma: Allergan settles Botox case in OK. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: AstraZeneca manager accused of getting home makeover at the company's cost. Sunroom, new kitchen, bathroom fixtures. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
> Roche ($RHHBY) says it will set up an independent body that can grant access to trial data for researchers, similar to what GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) is doing. Story
> GlaxoSmithKline will share intellectual property rights on children's HIV/AIDS drugs in a patent pool designed to make them more affordable in poor countries. Story
> China's State Food and Drug Administration says it is setting up new rules to speed up and improve the approval process for drugs there. Story
> Falling pharmaceutical production resulted in Singapore's industrial production falling 0.4% in January instead of the 5.2% increase anticipated. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: From FierceVaccines.com: Is it too soon to quit on Nabi's nicotine vaccine? More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Optimer shares spiking with CEO turned out and the board looking for a buyer. Release | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: What Facebook and Google billionaires could do for overlooked biotech brains. Item | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Shionogi wins FDA approval on Osphena for painful sex. Story
> Vertex plots a race through PhIII for 'breakthrough' combo CF therapy. Report
> Jazz strikes up a $120M Concert Pharma collaboration on next-gen Xyrem. More
> Roche follows GSK in move to unlock its data vault on drugs. Article
@FierceMedDev: Work advances on early-detection ovarian cancer blood Dx. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: J&J faces possible punitive damages in the first verdict regarding faulty vaginal mesh. Thousands of cases to come. Report | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: The device industry is urging lawmakers to settle on a budget and, of course, repeal the device tax. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
> Quotient draws another $5M for transfusion Dx development. Story
> France's SpineGuard wins Russian nod for wireless spine surgery tool. Item
> Devicemakers: Excise tax, budget battle could cripple industry. Article
Drug Delivery News
@MichaelGFierce: Sanofi's Genzyme hits target with muscular dystrophy RNA drug in mice. Article | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Ocular Therapeutix submits cataract-surgery sealant for FDA approval. Story
> Synthetic protein tricks immune system for drug delivery, device safety. News
> SHL ups Taiwanese auto injector production by $40M. More
And Finally... The owner and operator of an anti-aging clinic was convicted of selling human growth hormone, given more than two years in prison and ordered to cough up half a million dollars. Report