@FiercePharma: Add another state AG to the list of Risperdal plaintiffs. Now it's Mass. claiming J&J's marketing crossed the line. News | Follow @FiercePharma
> Takeda's $13.68 billion acquisition of the Swiss drugmaker Nycomed won regulatory approval in the E.U. News
> Novo Nordisk plans to move its North American headquarters to Plainsboro, NJ, from Princeton, bringing 1,200 jobs along with it. Item
> The FDA found counterfeit versions of the morning-after birth control pill Evital imported for sale in the U.S., where the drug is not approved. Article
> Pfizer wrapped up the sale of its Capsugel unit to the investment firm KKR for $2.3 billion in cash. Pfizer release
> GlaxoSmithKline's new epilepsy drug Trobalt got a thumbs up from the U.K.'s cost-effectiveness watchdog for use as an add-on therapy. Story
> Ranbaxy Laboratories and parent company Daiichi Sankyo will expand their Mexican footprint with the launch of a generic version of the blood pressure drug Benicar. Item
> Hungary's Geodon Richter saw second-quarter profit drop by 68% on higher sales and marketing costs associated with its development of a sales network in former Soviet bloc countries. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Teva's oral MS drug trips (again) in blockbuster Ph3 development race. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Arena makes case that lorcaserin shouldn't significantly increase risk of brain tumors. But can they convince FDA? Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Sequencing giant BGI shoots for the cloud, look out Complete Genomics? Item | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: Actelion's experimental multiple sclerosis drug ponesimod met main goal in Phase II trial. Piece | Follow @MaureenFierce
> Insmed shares crater as FDA puts a clamp of Ph3 CF study. Story
> Can Arena's latest safety study help satisfy FDA cancer worries? Report
Biotech Research News
> U.S. gives out $5M for antiradiation drugs in case of attack. Item
> Leukemia drug helps reverse tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer. News
> A transcriptional time machine may turn back the clock on leukemia. Article
> Genes help personalized stomach cancer treatments. Report
> Of mice, men, sex, and violence. Story
> Nicotine eyed as Parkinson's treatment. More
Manufacturing News
> How an ops driving lesson may have saved former Pfizer CEO Kindler. More
> Shippers organize air cargo to win over pharma. Story
> UN: Pharma CMOs fare well in investment by developing countries. Article
> Compounding pharmacies shine during drug shortages. Report
And Finally... GlaxoSmithKline has been using reverse auctions to drive down legal fees, spooking law firms. Report