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for HIV which call for earlier treatment using more up-to-date drugsWed, 2 Dec 2009 12:45:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec2cd406-dde9-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec2cd406-dde9-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlPwC says rising public sector deficits and a shift in the strategy of pharmaceutical companies will intensify countries' efforts to clamp down on methods used to keep taxes lowTue, 1 Dec 2009 00:55:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0be09dc-dda6-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0be09dc-dda6-11de-9f8b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe surging popularity of vitamin D tests has lifted profits at the medical testing company as it promotes a new system that will greatly increase medical diagnosisMon, 30 Nov 2009 19:32:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9848b498-dd14-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9848b498-dd14-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK drugs maker is to cut signi­ficantly the prices of its medicine in emerging economies next spring, in a move to tap demand from the faster-growing economies as western markets stagnateSun, 29 Nov 2009 22:30:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf5ca778-dd24-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf5ca778-dd24-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlLarge-scale government tenders for generic medicines are threatening the future of the off-patent pharmaceuticals industry, the new president of the trade body has warnedSun, 29 Nov 2009 21:50:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0670e678-dd03-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0670e678-dd03-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen Abbas Hussain was recruited by GlaxoSmith-Kline's chief executive Andrew Witty last year to head emerging markets, the idea was to shift the pharmaceutical company away from 'white pills in western markets'Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:42:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e2e0bd2-dcf7-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e2e0bd2-dcf7-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlGlaxoSmithKline is to spearhead the development of a £170m biotech science park in an effort to create a life sciences cluster in the east of England that can rival the leading US centres of Boston and North CarolinaSun, 29 Nov 2009 16:18:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a0e026e-db36-11de-9023-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a0e026e-db36-11de-9023-00144feabdc0.htmlRevenues at the drug delivery group jump 71% to £22.8m, helped by a jump in milestone payments from pharma groups and increased royalties on its marketed productsSat, 28 Nov 2009 02:01:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/19afde18-d922-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19afde18-d922-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US pharmaceutical group alleges patent infringement against the largest drugsmaker in the PhilippinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:35:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cad63d0c-d929-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cad63d0c-d929-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlA growing number of companies are being sought out by pharmaceutical groups as they explore strategic ways to improve patient "adherence"Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:03:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d461b6ac-d790-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d461b6ac-d790-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlThe chief executive of Sanofi-Aventis criticises the past dominance of science over commerce in the French pharmaceuticals group and the stifling of the companies it acquired, as he lays out a distinctive strategy almost one year into the jobSun, 22 Nov 2009 19:51:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6e0a888-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6e0a888-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJohnson & Johnson defends its strategy, with its three broad divisions of medical devices, consumer health and pharmaceuticals, even as the approach fails to shield it from industry painsFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/94d403da-d57b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94d403da-d57b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlA Florida jury orders cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300m in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker who is wheelchair-bound by emphysemaFri, 20 Nov 2009 02:33:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/84f26952-d427-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fhealthhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84f26952-d427-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlReduced prices in its main Irish markets have crimped sales growth at the healthcare products supplier, in spite of strong growth in its contract sales and drug packaging businessesThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:54:51 +0000