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For Some Drugmakers, The World Will Be Flat
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 22:37 - http://www.pharmalot.com/New patient therapy starts in the cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure markets - three of the biggies - will be relatively flat in 2009 compared to previous years, with growth expected to...
Arcadia Police Annual Chief s Breakfast
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 21:32 - http://beaconmedianews.com/Thoughts of calories and cholesterol were set aside for camaraderie and friendship at the chief s breakfast on December 11. The aroma of ham, sausage, eggs, potatoes, and pancakes mingled with...
Arcadia Police Annual Chief’s Breakfast
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 21:32 - http://beaconmedianews.com/Thoughts of calories and cholesterol were set aside for camaraderie and friendship at the chief s breakfast on December 11. The aroma of ham, sausage, eggs, potatoes, and pancakes mingled with...
Vytorin, Zetia Prescriptions Fall as Much as 41 Percent This Year
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 18:35 - http://www.fdanews.com/Prescriptions for two Merck and Schering-Plough cholesterol-lowering drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, dropped about 10 percent in November, bringing Vytorin s loss to more than 41 percent this year and...
Pfizer Sues Canada s Apotex Over Lipitor Patent
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 18:35 - http://www.fdanews.com/Pfizer is suing Canadian drugmaker Apotex for infringing on a patent covering the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
The Vytorin Limbo: Prescriptions Decline Again
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 17:36 - http://www.pharmalot.com/After a brief pause in which prescriptions for the controversial cholesterol pill seemed to level off, the downward momentum has resumed. The latest monthly data shows prescriptions fell by a...
Schering says cholesterol drug sales falling again
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 16:17 - http://www.sfgate.com/Schering-Plough Corp. says sales of the cholesterol drugs it markets with partner Merck & Co. have started dropping again. Schering-Plough says in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that...
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: Growth And Income
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 15:05 - http://www.istockanalyst.com/Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) offers a rewarding dividend yield of 5.5%. Lately, the company has been trading ahead of the Dow Jones ($DJI), S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ (COMP). Company Description...
Glaxo Places Big Bet On Drug For Clogged Arteries
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 14:49 - http://www.pharmalot.com/At a time when rivals are cutting back on cardiovascular research, the drugmaker is launching an expensive three-year clinical trial involving more than 15,000 patients worldwide to test an...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 12:46 - http://www.drinksmediawire.com/Approval sought for cholesterol-lowering food ingredient in fruit juice
