Tag: remicade
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J&J says pharma future bright, despite threat to Remicade
Pfizer Inc late on Monday said it would begin U.S. shipments of Inflectra, its biosimilar form of Remicade, by late November at a 15 percent discount to J&J's current wholesale prices. With annual U.S. sales of about $5 billion, Remicade is J&J's biggest product. “We are confident our pharma business will go well with or…
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Patent for J&J’s Remicade invalidated, cheaper version looms
A cheaper version of Johnson & Johnson's top-selling drug, the pricey rheumatoid arthritis treatment Remicade, could be available in the U.S. two years early after a federal judge ruled that a key patent …
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Britain seeks to fight the fat with soft drinks sugar levy
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday launched a strategy aimed at curbing childhood obesity by taxing companies which sell sugar-laced soft drinks and investing that money in programmes to encourage physical activity and balanced diets for school children. Urging food and drinks firms to act swiftly to cut sugar in their products,…
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‘Baar Baar Dekho’ spins Bollywood twist on time and love
It is not easy fusing a cocktail of genres including music, comedy and time travel into a movie, but the leading stars of new Bollywood film “Baar Baar Dekho” hope to convey a multi-faceted love story. “Baar Baar Dekho,” which translates as “Look Again and Again,” centers on Jai (Sidharth Malhotra) and Diya (Katrina Kaif),…