(MONTGOMERY, Ala.)Two large pharmaceutical companies said Thursday they will appeal a jury verdict ordering them to pay more than $114 million for overcharging the state's Medicaid program for presc...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Proposals for tougher heart-risk studies on new Type 2 diabetes drugs weighed heavy on shares of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Novo Nordisk AS Thursday, since stricter regulation...READ MORE
(EXTON, Pa.)Adolor Corp. said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration has lifted its clinical hold on the company's Entereg drug in chronically constipated patients taking opioid pain drugs....READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended.READ MORE
(LONDON)British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is appointing three top executives as new advisers on his national business council. He says Andrew Witty, chief executive of drug developer Gla...READ MORE
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.)A state court jury on Tuesday found two major pharmaceutical companies defrauded Alabama in a long-running Medicaid drug pricing scheme and ordered the firms to pay more than $114 ...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Government regulators are reconsidering how they approve diabetes drugs. They were criticized last year for their handling of heart risks connected with a widely used GlaxoSmithKli...READ MORE