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June 2012
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Compulsory License
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Malaysia seeks a compulsory license for Abbott's anti AIDS "Kaletra"
Counterfeit
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Brazil's Counterfeit Medicine Problem Triples in 4 Years
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Two Israeli Men Sentenced for Smuggling Counterfeit and Misbranded Cialis into the United States
Expansion of Capacities
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Manufacturing round-up: new facilities in India
Generic News
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Kenya court ruling, a boost for Indian generics exports
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Mylan Announces Settlement Agreement for its First-to-File Generic Version of Unveil
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Mylan Launches First Generic Version of Doryx 150 mg
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Mylan Launches Generic Lipitor in Five European Countries
Market Trends
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China Continues Efforts to Gain Global Pharmaceutical Market Share
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China wants vaccine production innovation to boost local sector
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China's Bengaluru-based Cdymax plans public issue, to list in NSE, Shanghai soon
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Cipla cuts price of generic Nexavar in India by 75 percent
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Exporters demand some capital investment in overseas market
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Merck KGaA cuts manufacturing workers in major staff reduction; Novartis plant goes modular
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US set to re-emerge as biggest market for Indian merchandise
Market Analysis
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Sub-Saharan is "attractive" emerging market, says Sandoz
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Novartis to acquire Fougera Pharmaceuticals for $1.5 billion
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Piramal Healthcare Limited to Buy US Drug Data Firm for $635 Million
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Watson Agrees To Acquire ActavisFor Potential $5.94B
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Watson to Become Third Largest Global Generics Company Following Actavis Takeover
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Watson to Buy Actavis for $5.6 Billion in Generics Deal
Miscellaneous
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Industry responses to cargo thefts face greater FDA scrutiny
New introductions/Market authorizations(NCE)
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7 Emerging Anti-Aging Supplements
Patents
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Gene Patent Case Heads Back to Court
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Johnson & Johnson declines Invitation to join Medicines Patent Pool
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Merck wins patent infringement lawsuits against Mylan Pharma
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New Erectile Dysfunction Drug Okayed by FDA
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Patients before patents in healthcare
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Teva settles Nuvigil patent litigation with Mylan, which debuts generic Doryx
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US Appeals Court Upholds Abilify Patent
Pharmanews
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CDSCO upgrades Gujarat's sub zonal office to zonal level
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Pharma news DoP moots National Centre for R&D in bulk drugs for helping sector
Pharma Spend
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The Biggest R&D Spenders in Biopharma
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US Government Is 'Largest Funder of Global Health R&D'
Pharmexcil
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Indian companies to participate in CPhl SEA exhibition
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Pharmexcil proposes collaboration with India-Japan Pharma Alliance in Japan
Regulatory
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26 Drugs Facing FDA Approval in 2012
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Claris Lifesciences yet to get USFDA clearance
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FDA clampdown driving Indian compliance investment; ICRA
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FDA issues import alerts against 22 Chinese heparin suppliers
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Merck Wins U.S. ZETIA (ezetimibe)/ VYTORIN (ezetimibe/simvastatin) Patent Infringement Lawsuit
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New EMA guidelines for Release Testing of Drugs
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U.K. urged to ban drug exports; Hospira recalls pain med
Regulatory Compliance
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#Johnson & #Johnson fined $1.1bn in Risperdal case
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Abbott to pay $1.6 billion to settle US Depakote investigation
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Bolus of FDA Warning Letters to Foreign Manufacturers Spans Regions and Product Types
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Half of FY11 FDA GMP warning letters tied to batch failures
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Pills Containing Heavy Metal Toxins Found In Circulation In China
Research & Clinical trials
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EC offers €2m prize for system to improve vaccine stability
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Polyphone-enriched soyabean flour shows blood sugar benefits
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Remote-Controlled Gene Expression
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Study Focuses on Curcumin to Treat Cancer
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Study Identifies Possible Protective Blood Factors Against Type 2 Diabetes
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