Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Science News

Myriad Pharma posts smaller 1Q loss after spinoff

Nov. 13, 2009
Myriad Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Friday reported a smaller fiscal first-quarter loss on lower research costs after the company was spun off from Myriad Genetics Inc. In its first quarter as an independent company, the research and drug development company lost $...
Related Stories from UPI.com

FDA OKs first generic version of Topamax

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Topamax tablets (topiramate) to prevent seizures.

FDA approves generic Requip tablets

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of a drug designed for the treatment of restless legs syndrome.

FDA approves generic version of Coreg

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Wednesday of the first generic versions of the blood pressure and heart medication Coreg.

FDA approves generic Lamisil

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Lamisil (terbinafine hydrochloride) tablets to treat nail fungus infection.

The FDA approves generic Ambien

WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) for the treatment of insomnia.

Shire sues Teva over generic Adderall

BASINGSTOKE, England, March 3 (UPI) -- Britain's Shire PLC is suing Teva Pharmaceuticals for alleged patent infringement of its Adderall drug.

Iceland's Actavis pays $810M for Alpharma

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Iceland's Actavis Group will pay $810 million to buy Alpharma Inc.'s generic drug business.

India's Lupin eyes U.S. eye care market

BOMBAY, March 29 (UPI) -- Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. of India has made a deal with Allergan Inc. of California to market a pediatric eye solution to treat bacterial conjunctivitis.
1 of 25
President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
View Caption
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch