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Perrigo sued over plans for generic Clobex spray

Dec. 9, 2009
Generic drug developer Perrigo Co. said Wednesday it is being sued by Galderma and Dermalogix over plans to make a version of the plaque psoriasis treatment, Clobex spray. Perrigo has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a generic version of the...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler