Tag Archives: Pharmaceutical drug

Heart Medicine May Fight Ovarian Cancer in Women

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Certain drugs that are good for the heart may also be excellent for relief from cancer. Cancer patients may gain respite from the dreaded disease provided they take beta blockers. Stress is a...

Sanofi Buys Rare Cancer Drug for up to $300 Million from AstraZeneca

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Sanofi is making some deals that the chief executive of the company Pascal Soriot is arguing as a potential threat to the company’s financial state but Sanofi believes that buying the drugs that are...

FDA Approves New Cholesterol Drug Praluent

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Praluent is a new cholesterol drug which is the first in a new class of biotech medications from Sanofi SA (SASY.PA) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN.O) that use a novel approach that lowers...

AstraZeneca spurns Pfizer’s Massive Offer

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AstraZeneca deftly turned away an offer that many others probably wouldn’t have been able to resist. The $117 billion being given for a merger of the two companies by Pfizer was rejected. The...

FDA Panel Rejects Medicines Company’s Heart Drug

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The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee today recommended against the approval of cangrelor, the investigational new antiplatelet drug from the Medicines Company. ...

Intercept Pharma Continues Epic Stock Surge After Thursday Blockbuster

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Fresh off Thursday’s amazing 280% stock pop, Intercept Pharmaceuticals defied gravity again on Friday, surging another 50% in morning trading. Intercept is flying high after positive results on a ...