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Teva asks SCOTUS to overturn “skinny label” verdict on GSK drug

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Things became litigious in 2017, when a Delaware court found that Teva’s label for its generic encouraged doctors to use the drug to treat heart failure in a way that infringed GSK’s RE40,000 patent, which was reissued by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in 2008.

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Beating the Big C

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The world’s biggest pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced in June 2008 that it would be putting its “full scope and scale” behind a push into the cancer market. “And there’s a tremendous opportunity to meet their needs.” So what’s driving the growth? There’s been a huge change in the market.”

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Direct to Patient Healthcare

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What's that even for this, back in like 2008. I'm like that new prescription. You've got the PAs and MPs that handle descriptions and prescriptions, and you've got the Stewart Gandolf: scheduling. And how do you even do that like? Stewart Gandolf: Yeah. Lee Aase: And I said, Well, I'm flying out. Youngish, I guess, but.

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The Witty Answer to GSK’s Future

Pharmaceutical Technology

Andrew Witty took the helm of pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline in May 2008. PT: Given recent problems with a safety scare over diabetes drug Avandia and GSK’s guidance for a fall in 2008 earnings, what do you envisage Witty’s top or first priorities will be in the new job?

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Q&A: Cleaning up the antibiotic resistance problem in dentistry

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Dentists are responsible for 5-10% of antibiotic prescriptions worldwide , and thus a significant part of the overall global crisis. So often the Friday prescription is given so by the time a patient comes on Monday, they think the pain is under control, and can be given an injection. This reduced prescriptions a lot.