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Valeant looking to buy Zoetis

June 26, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Valeant, Zoetis, brett wells

Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has made a move to acquire animal health company Zoetis. This is according to the Wall …

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UK Court weighs in on Lilly-Actavis Alimta case

June 26, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Alimta, UK, lilly

Actavis will be infringing Lilly’s patent if it were to produce generic versions of Alimta, the UK Court of Appeal …

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Actavis changes its name to Allergan

June 16, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Botox, Valeant

Actavis has now officially changed its name to Allergan following the Ireland-based company’s recent acquisition of the botox maker. This …

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Actavis and Valeant see FDA approval for IBS drugs

May 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, FDA, IBS, Valeant, brett wells

Both Actavis and Valeant have been shown the green light for their respective irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatments from the …

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Actavis confirms retirement of its comms officer

April 24, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, charles mayr

Ireland-based pharma firm Actavis has announced its chief communications officer Charles Mayr (pictured) is to retire shortly due to health …

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Actavis gains new Allergan directors

March 20, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Michael Gallagher, Peter McDonnell

Ireland, Dublin-based pharma firm Actavis has added former Allergan members Michael Gallagher and Dr Peter McDonnell to its board of …

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Valeant sprints ahead of Endo to secure Salix

March 18, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, Canada, Endo, Valeant, Xifaxan, methylnaltrexone, rifaximin, salix

Salix Pharmaceuticals has accepted an improved $11.1 billion takeover swoop from Valeant Pharmaceuticals to beat rival bidder Endo International. The …

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German court rules against Lilly in Alimta patent case

March 10, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ACS, Actavis, Alimta, NICE, NSCLC, lilly, lung cancer, pemetrexed

A German court has ruled that Lilly’s patent for its lung cancer drug Alimta would not be infringed by generic …

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AstraZeneca completes respiratory deal with Actavis

March 3, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, AstraZeneca, COPD, Daliresp, Tudorza Pressair, aclidinium bromide inhalation powder, respiratory, roflumilast

AstraZeneca has completed its acquisition of Dublin-headquartered firm Actavis with its branded respiratory portfolio deal worth $700 million. The agreement …

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Actavis and AZ see FDA approval for ‘superbug’ drug

February 27, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, AstraZeneca, Avycaz, FDA, US, ceftazidime/avibactam

Actavis and AstraZeneca’s combo ‘superbug’ drug Avycaz has been shown the green light to treat patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections …

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AstraZeneca looks for revenue boost via Actavis buy

February 6, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, AstraZeneca, Brilinta, Forxiga, diabetes, fourth quarter, q4

AstraZeneca recorded a dip in revenue in the last quarter of 2014 and is looking to ramp up its respiratory …

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Actavis buys generics firm for £306 million

January 26, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Auden McKenzie, generics

Actavis is buying UK-based development and marketing firm Auden McKenzie in a deal worth up to £306 million. The move …

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Valeant recalls drug used on hospitalised infants

January 6, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, FDA, Valeant, manufacturing, recall, ribavirin, virazole

North American drug firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Virazole due to microbial contamination. Virazole (ribavirin …

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Actavis hires senior head from PwC

December 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Jonathon Kellerman, pwC

Jonathon Kellerman has joined Ireland-based speciality pharma firm Actavis as its executive vice president and global chief compliance officer.  Reporting …

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Actavis to axe 200 jobs

December 4, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Forest, GSK, Warner Chilcott, corona, stevenage

Actavis is set to cut 200 jobs in the US just weeks after buying Allergan for $66 billion. The lay-offs …

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