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WHO halts free drug delivery to private clinics, NGOs in Haiti

AFP - Yesterday, 07:14 pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - The WHO on Tuesday halted free drug deliveries to private hospitals and NGOs in quake-devastated Haiti following reports patients were being charged for treatment, a spokeswoman said. More »

380 jobs set to go at drugs giant
Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 03:08 pm
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline is to cut up to a third of jobs at one of its UK research and development sites. More »
Kidney cancer drug rejected over cost
ITN - Yesterday, 11:21 am
A drug to treat advanced kidney cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in draft guidance, because of its cost. More »
Cancer drug sales hit Roche profit
Reuters - Wednesday, February 3 10:56 am
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Roche Holding missed full-year profit forecasts due to disappointing sales of key cancer drugs and gave a lacklustre outlook for 2010, pointing to wider challenges facing global drugmakers. More »
1,000 Britons in foreign jails on drug charges
ITN - Wednesday, February 3 09:41 am
Hundreds of travelling Britons are being caught out by strict foreign laws against drug trafficking, the Government has warned. More »
Glaxo in up to $330 mln deal with Austrian biotech
Reuters - Wednesday, February 3 09:15 am
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has bought rights to a early-stage lung disease drug from Austrian biotech company Apeiron Biologics in a deal worth up to 207 million pounds, the Austrian company said on Wednesday. More »
Roche profit misses forecasts
Reuters - Wednesday, February 3 07:24 am
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's full-year profit missed forecasts due to disappointing sales of key cancer drugs, but the Swiss drugmaker confirmed its 2010 outlook. More »
Britons 'held abroad over drugs'
Press Assoc. - Wednesday, February 3 12:00 am
Hundreds of travelling Britons are being caught out by strict foreign laws against drug trafficking, the Government warned. More »
Obama budget plan calls for generic drugmaker fees
Reuters - Monday, February 1 04:10 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed fees on generic drugmakers to help reduce review times for the cheaper copycat medicines and clear a backlog of applications. More »