Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer fined for 2,600% price hike
08 Dec 2016
Abbott seeks to terminate $5.8-bn acquisition of Alere
08 Dec 2016
Abbott Laboratories has filed a plaint to terminate its proposed acquisition of Alere Inc due to a "substantial loss" in the value of Alere since the merger agreement was signed
Delhi doctor replaces aortic valve in 76-year-old in non-invasive surgery
05 Dec 2016
The barely 15-minute procedure involved implanting of a new, ready-to-use medical device called core valve
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $1.04 bn over faulty hip implants
02 Dec 2016
In lawsuits that were combined in a trial, the federal jury concluding that J&J misled patients and their doctors about the safety of the Pinnacle hip implant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals talks to sell Salix to Japan’s Takeda breaks down
02 Dec 2016
Some analysts have said that Valeant is an Enron in the making, while others have said that the company is like a pack of cards just waiting to collapse
Australian school students create Martin Shkreli's rip-off drug for under $20
02 Dec 2016
US executive Martin Shkreli who attracted universal scorn for his greed when he raised the price of a tablet of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 last year, has been bested by a group of Australian high school students.
