http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—French drug maker Sanofi said Thursday its net profit was slashed in the first quarter from a year earlier as falling sales and patent losses on key drugs combined to hammer earnings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-sanofi-slashed-quarter.html Other Thu, 02 May 2013 05:30:02 EST news286690220 Drugmaker Amgen Inc. on Wednesday posted a 16 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, as higher costs for production, marketing, research and other items offset higher sales for many of its biologic medicines. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-amgen-4q-profit-pct-higher.html Other Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:36:36 EST news278184989 Drugmaker Pfizer Inc.'s second-quarter net income jumped 25 percent as sharply lower costs for production, marketing and restructuring more than offset a plunge in revenue from cholesterol fighter Lipitor due to increasing generic competition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pfizer-2q-net-income-pct.html Other Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:29:14 EST news262942146