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Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug Behavior Warning Pushed Up
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An anti-smoking drug sold by Pfizer Inc will carry more prominent warnings that patients be monitored for unusual activity including agitation, depression and suicidal behavior, the company said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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Wyeth Gets Approvable Letter for Osteoporosis Drug
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Wyeth said on Monday that it received a second approvable letter from U.S regulators for bazedoxifene, a drug that helps prevent bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. Reuters Health Information
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Medco Inks Key Deal With UnitedHealth; Shares Jump
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Medco Health Solutions Inc said on Tuesday that it had obtained an extension of its contract to provide pharmacy benefit services to insurer UnitedHealth Group through 2012, sending its shares up more than 7 percent. Reuters Health Information
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Bristol-Myers Begins Cutting Jobs
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Friday it has begun cutting jobs as part of a previously announced restructuring by the U.S. drugmaker meant to help bolster earnings growth. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Inspects Few Foreign Drugmakers, Congress Told
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U.S. regulators inspect few foreign makers of pharmaceutical ingredients and have no accurate count of how many companies supply the American market, a watchdog arm of Congress said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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