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Swapping Assets Now Down To Execution For GSK And Novartis

 
• By John Davis

Being successful with products originally marketed by the other will be key to the future growth and bragging rights for two leading European Big Pharmas, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.

With the March 2 completion of the multi-billion-dollar asset swaps between GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Novartis AG, it’s now down to execution to see which company can play a better hand with products originally marketed by the other. The results are likely more critical for troubled GSK than the more buoyant Novartis.

GlaxoSmithKline and its high-profile CEO Andrew Witty have had a torrid past 12 months. The company was fined $485 million for bribery in China in September 2014 ([A#14140922004]). And there have been concerns about U.S

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

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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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

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US HHS Deputy Nominee Talks AI, Not FDA, In Confirmation Hearing

 
• By Ramsey Baghdadi

Silicon Valley investor Jim O’Neill’s Senate confirmation hearings showcased the unique background of someone with government and tech experience and avoided discussions of his past statements about lowering the bar for regulatory approval.

US FDA Waiting On Guidance Agenda Future As HHS Seeks Regulation Cuts

 
• By Derrick Gingery

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Austria To Fine Companies For Violating New Drug Stockpiling Rule

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

A new ordinance for addressing drug shortages in Austria requires drug companies distributing any of the hundreds of products listed in an accompanying annex to maintain adequate stock in the country to meet patient demand for four months.