News, Money and Drugs for Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Plus More ACC)
March 31, 2009 at 8:34 pm EST | Tags: NewsAngiotech Pharmaceuticals announced a licensing deal with Baxter for COSEAL, Angiotech’s surgical sealant; Baxter pays $25M [PR Newswire]
Shire Pharmaceuticals and GSK will team up to promote Vyvanse in the US. [WSJ]
Wyeth submits marketing application to FDA for its 13-valent vaccine for the prevention of pneumococcal disease in infants and toddlers. [Reuters]
Takeda Pharmaceuticals moving its R&D facilities to Chicago; creates jobs. [Los Angeles Times]
Astra’s Recentin may rival Roche’s Avastin. [The Post Chronicle]
GSK resubmits HPV vaccine, Cervarix, BLA. [PharmaTimes]
ACC Roundup Part 2
- 5-in-1 PolyPill may be next big thing for cardiovascular health. [BBC]
BMS’s Plavix reduces stroke risk. [Bloomberg]
Omega-3’s don’t improve overall survival in heart attack patients . [USNews]
Interim phase 3 data for NicOx’ naproxcinod; focus on reduction of systolic blood pressure. [FoxBusiness]
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