Medical economics
GSK, Pfizer to merge consumer healthcare units
Pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer on Wednesday announced a merger of their consumer healthcare units that produce over-the-counter medicines.
Dec 19, 2018
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News tagged with deal
HIV & AIDS
Deal reached for generic drug to prevent HIV infection
A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur, Unitaid and the Medicines ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Pfizer in talks on $5 billion acquisition: media
American drugmaker Pfizer is close to a deal to purchase Global Blood Therapeutics, which manufactures a recently approved drug against sickle-cell anemia, for $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Aug 7, 2022
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Vaccination
Sweden signs on to EU's AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Sweden said Thursday it had agreed to take part in the European Union's deal with pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca to secure a supply of a coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is discovered.
Aug 20, 2020
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Pfizer buys biotech firm Seagen for $43 billion
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced Monday that it had reached a deal to buy biotech firm Seagen, specializing in innovative cancer treatment, for $43 billion.
Mar 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
Iran's daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday, as the country, which has long had the region's largest outbreak, battles a post-holiday infection surge.
Apr 18, 2021
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US drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb buys Mirati for $4.8bn
US pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb announced a $4.8 billion deal on Sunday to acquire cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics.
Oct 9, 2023
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J&J to buy cardio technology company Abiomed for $16.6B
Johnson & Johnson is spending more than $16 billion to move deeper into treating heart disease and continue a shift started last year away from its consumer health roots.
Nov 1, 2022
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Vaccination
EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab
The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
May 8, 2021
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US moves to block Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
The US Justice Department has challenged a plan that would dissolve Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the OxyContin drug that has been blamed for the country's opioid crisis, while shielding its founders from lawsuits.
Sep 16, 2021
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