King/Elan deal in jeopardy?: King is "evaluating the effect" that FTC's investigation into Elan's Skelaxin will have on its proposed acquisition of Elan's primary care business. King is "evaluating what our rights are under our contract," company says at SG Cowen March 19. FTC opened an investigation into Elan's "Orange Book" patent listings for the muscle relaxant (1"The Pink Sheet" March 17, In Brief). King reiterated that it will not purchase the sleep agent Sonata as a stand-alone product. "The transaction is not structured that way." The $850 mil. deal, which has a deadline of July 31, would add 400 sales reps to King's 800-person force ("The Pink Sheet" Feb. 3, p. 29)...
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Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.
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A new pilot aims to take Brazil closer to ‘digital transformation.’
The findings are consistent with some other research and likely are due to obesity patients becoming more connected to needed health care services.
Chiesi’s orphan drug Raxone has secured an English funding recommendation for the treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a decade after the orphan drug was approved for marketing. Chiesi told the Pink Sheet about its “long, and often challenging” road to reimbursement.
Norucholic acid and leriglitazone, for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis and cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, respectively, are among 12 new drugs that the European Medicines Agency has started to review for potential EU marketing approval.
