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Pfizer Boosts Cancer Drug Roster With $14 Billion Medivation Deal

The planned purchase of Medivation, with its $2.2 billion-a-year Xtandi, is the latest in a number of deals by large drugmakers willing to pay top dollar for cancer drugs that are more effective than standard, older treatments

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Piramal Acquires US Drug Maker Ash Stevens For Rs 354 Crore

Ajay Piramal-led pharma-to-finance group Piramal Enterprises has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100%stake of the US-based drug developer and custom manufacturer Ash Stevens Inc for a total consideration of Rs 353.4 crore

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Cipla First Quarter Profit Lags Estimates; Names New CEO

The company reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as revenues in its home market were hit by government measures to cut drug prices

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Sun Pharma First-quarter Profit Boosted By Gleevec Generic

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, helped by its exclusive launch of the first generic version of leukaemia drug Gleevec in the United States

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Indian Pharma Market Regains Growth

Indian pharmaceutical market regained its growth momentum in July after a weak trajectory in the previous three to four months

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Lupin Quarterly Profit Gets Boost From Lower Tax Rate

Sales in North America, Lupin's largest market, surged 82.3 per cent, helped by sales of products bought via the acquisition of Gavis in July, and higher sales of its generic version of diabetes drug Glumetza

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IVF: Fertile Ground

Ever larger number of Indians are suffering from infertility, and domestic and foreign players are rushing in to tap the IVF treatment market

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Piramals To Invest More In US Custom Manufacturing Space

The latest $25 million investment is on the back of fast growing sterile (injections, ophthalmic solutions etc) market in the US

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Pfizer Beats Estimates, But Branded Drugs Disappoint

Sales of generic medicines rose 16 percent to $6.04 billion, helped by Pfizer's $16 billion purchase last year of generic hospital products company Hospira

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Lupin Buys 21 Generic Brands From Shionogi In Japanese Market

Under the terms of this agreement, Kyowa will book the sales of the 21 products after December 1, 2016, and Shionogi will receive 15.4 billion yen from Kyowa

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