Vivus to sell $200 million in convertible debt
Weight loss drug maker Vivus Inc. said Tuesday it plans to sell $200 million in convertible senior debt due in 2020 in a private transaction. Full story
Weight loss drug maker Vivus Inc. said Tuesday it plans to sell $200 million in convertible senior debt due in 2020 in a private transaction. Full story
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd shares fell 3.4 percent in pre-open trading on Tuesday after the Indian generic drugmaker pleaded guilty to U.S. felony charges related to drug safety and will pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines. Full story
Irish drugmaker Warner Chilcott PLC said Friday its net income held steady in the first quarter despite lower sales of some of its biggest products. Full story
Shares of Pain Therapeutics Inc. and Durect Corp. tumbled Friday after their partner Pfizer Inc. said it may not pursue further development of Remoxy, an experimental pain drug that has been plagued with delays in regulatory approval. Full story
MannKind Corp. said Friday its first-quarter loss widened, as the drug developer spent more on research and development. Full story
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics spokesman Mark Woodward reveals that “the plane... the plane” from the hit TV show “Fantasy Island” was used to smuggle drugs from Colombia into United States after the show finished produuction in 1983. KFOR’s Lance West reports.
Experimental drugs give a Tennessee girl born without bones a new lease on life. WSMV's Terry Bulger reports.
John Lechleiter, chairman, president & CEO of Eli Lilly, discusses which new drugs are in the company's pipeline as its stock nears 52-week highs.
The FDA is re-approving the only drug known to treat morning sickness, allowing it back into the U.S. markets. The drug was pulled after a safety scare that turned out to be false alarm.
A police officer in China was captured on camera clinging to a drug suspect's car and then tumbling into traffic. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Steven Strauss, Harvard Kennedy School, discusses whether corporate leaders of banks who receive Federal aid should be subjected to drug testing.
A man walks past under a political hoarding comparing drug lord Pablo Escobar with the leader and chief negotiator of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Ivan Marquez, on a street in downtown Medellin April 15, 2013. The hoarding is part of the election campaign of Francisco Santos, a forme
A political hoarding comparing drug lord Pablo Escobar with the leader and chief negotiator of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Ivan Marquez is seen on a street in downtown Medellin April 15, 2013. The hoarding is part of the election campaign of Francisco Santos, a former vice president
A banana vendor walks past under a political hoarding comparing drug lord Pablo Escobar with the leader and chief negotiator of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Ivan Marquez, on a street in downtown Medellin April 15, 2013. The hoarding is part of the election campaign of Francisco Santo
A picture shows a package of the diabetes drug Avandia in a pharmacy in Berlin, July 14, 2010. REUTERS/Thomas Peter