Archive for November 15th, 2009

Colombia frees Venezuelan guards

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Colombia releases four Venezuelan national guard members who crossed the border into Colombian territory.

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Eli Lilly head of research, development to retire (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday its science and technology head will retire. The drugmaker hired the chief researcher at AstraZeneca PLC to replace him.

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Serbia buys 3 million Swiss swine flu vaccines (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – Serbia’s health authorities have ordered three million swine flu vaccines from Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG worth an estimated euro24 million ($36 million).

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Serbian Orthodox patriarch dies

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

The head of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, dies aged 95 in Belgrade, the Church says.

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Sicilian police arrest Mafia boss

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

A Mafia boss is arrested after 15 years on the run, in what police describe as “one of the hardest blows” to the Sicilian crime group.

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Kosovo PM claims election victory

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Kosovo’s ruling PDK claims victory in the territory’s first local elections, with official results due within hours.

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Cephalon, Barr settle Fentora dispute (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – Cephalon Inc. will give Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. a license to sell a generic version of the pain drug Fentora in 2018 as part of a patent lawsuit settlement, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.

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Express Scripts expanding in St. Louis County (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – The pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. will build a prescription fulfillment center in St. Louis County, creating 270 jobs.

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Miss. high court: Medicaid erred on pharmacy rule (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – Mississippi Medicaid officials should have asked the Legislature for approval before tinkering with a law that would change reimbursements for pharmacists, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

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Google, Yahoo call for expanded online drug ads (AP)

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

AP – Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.

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