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Glaxo accused of pay-for-delay deal

By Press Association, Apr 19, 2013

Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has been accused by the competition watchdog of paying off firms to delay the launch of cheap versions of its antidepressant treatment
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Nurofen firm lifts sales targets

By Press Association, Oct 25, 2012

Household goods and drugs giant Reckitt Benckiser saw a return to sales growth in Europe and North America as it recovered from a slow cold and flu season earlier this year
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Top health products have empty claims

By Hannah Ricci, Oct 15, 2012

Popular health remedies from high street chemists lack true evidence in curing common ailments and some include a huge amount of sugar, a study by Which? found
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Glaxo's £1.9bn deal boosts pipeline

By Press Association, Jul 17, 2012

GlaxoSmithKline has boosted its pipeline of drugs with a £1.9 billion deal for its American partner on a potential blockbuster medicine
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US health fraud costs GlaxoSmithKline £1.9bn

By Press Association, Jul 03, 2012

Drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline will pay three billion dollars (£1.9bn) in fines after admitting to the largest healthcare fraud in US history
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Shire slides on copycat drug blow

By Press Association, Jun 26, 2012

The maker of a leading hyperactivity drug has suffered a £1 billion hit to its value after a rival was given permission to make a copycat version
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US drug store giant in Boots deal

By Press Association, Jun 19, 2012

The largest drug store chain in the US has signed a 6.7 billion US dollar (£4.3 billion) deal to take a 45% stake in Alliance Boots and could take full control by 2015
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Anger over cancer drug decision

By Press Association, May 11, 2012

A life-extending drug hailed as a breakthrough for prostate cancer sufferers is too expensive to be used on the NHS
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