International Business News - Drug http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Biopharmaceutical company XenoPort Inc and its partner GlaxoSmithKline Plc said their neuropathic pain drug met the main goal of reducing the intensity of pain in a mid-stage trial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/xenoport-says-pain-drug-meets-main-goal-trial.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:49:56 EDT Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc said an independent committee of experts recommended that a late-stage trial of the company's experimental cancer treatment may continue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/ariad-says-independent-experts-positive-on-cancer-drug.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:13:53 EDT Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said preliminary results from a mid-stage trial of its migraine drug showed it did not meet the primary goal of headache pain-relief at two hours post-dose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/alexza-migraine-drug-fails-meet-goal-study.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:47:16 EDT An experimental obesity drug made by Vivus Inc showed dramatic results in two late- stage clinical trials, potentially offering patients a much- needed weight-loss aid and sending the company's shares soaring more than 70 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/vivus-says-obesity-drug-effective-shares-soar.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:36:28 EDT Opexa Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday further analysis of clinical data shows that more than 83 percent of patients taking its experimental multiple sclerosis drug remained relapse-free after a year, more than doubling the value of the company's shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/updateopexa-shares-soar-on-multiple-sclerosis-drug-data.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:52:49 EDT Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday its experimental drug for psychosis related to Parkinson's disease failed to meet its primary goal in a late-stage trial, sending its shares down 70 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/acadia-psychosis-drug-misses-main-goal-shrs-sink.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:35:57 EDT WASHINGTON - U.S. drug reviewers questioned findings from biotech company Allos Therapeutics Inc (ALTH.O) on the effectiveness of its proposed drug for an aggressive type of lymphoma, documents released on Friday showed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/update-us-fda-staff-question-allos-lymphoma-drug-data.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:10:26 EDT Facet Biotech Corp (FACT.O) and Trubion Pharmaceuticals Inc (TRBN.O) agreed to jointly develop and market Trubion's experimental drug for a type of blood cancer, the companies said, sending Trubion shares up 76 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/facet-trubion-drug-development-deal-trubion-stock-soars.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:22:55 EDT WASHINGTON - U.S. drug reviewers questioned a Genzyme Corp (GENZ.O) study meant to back wider use of the company's Clolar leukemia drug, according to documents released on Friday ahead of an advisory panel review. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/us-fda-staff-question-genzyme-leukemia-drug-study.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:28:22 EDT A widening price gap, fuelled by a weak pound, is behind the current shortage of some medicines in Britain as more drugs are exported by middlemen for profit, the pharmaceutical industry said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/industry-blames-price-gap-uk-drug-shortages.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:20:42 EDT Mexico's economy, already in recession, is being dragged even lower by a brutal drug war that is frightening off some investors and hurting the Mexican currency. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/211629-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/drug-war-hits-mexican-economy-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/drug-war-hits-mexican-economy-crisis.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:45:27 EDT