Selected News from Today's FirstWord
Report: Ranbaxy to cut one-third of global sales force, mainly in US
According to sources, Ranbaxy is considering cutting its global sales force of around 14 600 people by one-third, with the majority of layoffs affecting the US, Business Standard reported Full story
- FDA panel says Merck & Co.'s insomnia drug suvorexant safe, effective at low doses - (Ref. Merck & Co.; FDA; Yahoo!Finance; XE.com; The Wall Street Journal; Bloomberg)
- Pfizer to split off remaining stake in Zoetis animal health unit - (Ref. Business Wire; Fidelity; Bloomberg; FinanzNachrichten; Yahoo!Finance; SmartMoney; Investor's Business Daily)
- GlaxoSmithKline partners with US government to develop new antibiotics - (Ref. GlaxoSmithKline; SmartMoney; CNBC; Bloomberg; Yahoo!Finance; The Wall Street Journal)
- Final NICE guidance rejects Roche's Avastin for advanced ovarian cancer - (Ref. NICE)
- Takeda recalls batch of anaemia therapy Rienso in Switzerland after patient death - (Ref. Chicago Tribune; The Wall Street Journal; Romandie; Yahoo!Finance; StreetInsider)
Also in the News
- Products:
- Atacand,
- BMN-673,
- carboplatin,
- Glassia,
- MM-111,
- prednisone,
- PSX1002
- Companies:
- AstraZeneca,
- Ignyta,
- Lilly,
- Merck & Co.,
- Navidea,
- Sanofi,
- Takeda
- Markets:
- France
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