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Idaho Technology Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Expanded FilmArray Respiratory Panel

SALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Idaho
Technology, Inc., a privately held clinical diagnostics company
dedicated to providing the world’s fastest, highest-quality
instruments for pathogen identification and DNA analysis,…

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Large-Scale Meta-Analysis Shows Age Not a Social Barrier to Opioid Use and Misuse

Review of 725,000 prescription drug monitoring samples
demonstrate older patient population — particularly “Boomers” –
are at risk for Rx misuse, abuse and drug interactions
BALTIMORE, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ameritox (SM), the
nation’s…

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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and FCB I LLC Announce the Issuance of Composition of Matter Patent Covering Testim

MALVERN, Pa. and MAHWAH, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) (“Auxilium”) and FCB
I LLC (“FCB”) today announced that the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued U.S. Patent No….

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Bionest Publishes Landmark Article on Quantitative Financial Analysis of Personalized Medicine Strategies

Nature Reviews article details a comprehensive
approach for analyzing and modeling biomarker-based personalized
medicine strategies to enable decision-making
NEW YORK & PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 18, 2012 – Bionest
Partners, a premier strategy…

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Dr. Reddy’s Announces the Launch of Clopidogrel Tablets, USP

HYDERABAD, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 18, 2012 – Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced today that it has launched
CLOPIDOGREL TABLETS, USP 75 mg & 300 mg, a
bioequivalent generic version of PLAVIX?, in the
U.S. market on May 18,…

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Actavis Launches First Generic Equivalent of Requip XL (Ropinirole Extended-Release Tablets)

MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Actavis Group, an
international generic pharmaceuticals company, today announced that
it received US FDA approval of Ropinirole Extended-Release Tablets,
2mg, 4mg, 6mg, 8mg and 12mg, a generic…

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Novo Nordisk Celebrates New INDYCAR Partnership Featuring Indy 500-Themed Billboard in Times Square

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 18, 2012 – Novo Nordisk, a
world leader in diabetes care, announced today that it has expanded
its motorsports initiatives to include an official partnership with
INDYCAR. The healthcare company is now the official…

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Mylan Launches Generic Version of Plavix Tablets

-Company Will Have 180 Days of Marketing Exclusivity for the 300
mg Strength-

PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL)
today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has
received final approval from the U.S….

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Watson Confirms Lo Loestrin Fe Patent Challenge

- Paragraph IV Litigation Underway -
PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Watson
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today confirmed that its
subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., filed an Abbreviated New
Drug Application (ANDA) with the…

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Baron and Budd Warns Women About Side Effects of YAZ, Yasmin

FDA Requires New Warnings for YAZ, Yasmin Regarding Blood
Clots
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 16, 2012 – The Federal Drug
Administration (FDA) has recently decided to strengthen warning
labels on the oral contraceptive
YAZ and its sister drug Yasmin…

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