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SFDA Commissioner Yin Li meets WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Shin Young-sooOn the morning of July 19, 2012, Yin Li, Commissioner of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), met with Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and his entourage. Ma2012/7/23
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Next up for HIV prevention testing: Viiv's SelzentryTruvada may have been the first HIV fighter to be approved for prevention, but it may not be the last. Already, the National Institutes of Health has announced a study for another drug, Selzentry. So2012/7/20
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New bill aims to mandate abuse-deterrent painkillersOn the heels of new addiction-fighting measures from FDA, Congressional reps are introducing a bill that would put the onus on drugmakers to curb abuse. The measure would require pain drugs to be form2012/7/20
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J&J ramping up OTC production as 'decree' work allowsAlex Gorsky, in his first earnings call since taking the CEO spot at Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ), listed a lot of priorities--there is a lot to be fixed at the pharmaceutical and consumer products co2012/7/19
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Common MS drugs don't prevent disability, study findsCommon multiple sclerosis drugs don't stave off disability, a new study finds. It's a blow for MS patients hoping to stop their disease from progressing, and to drugmakers facing competition from newe2012/7/19
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J&J drug sales hold their own, thanks to foreign growthFor the second quarter in a row, Johnson & Johnson posted a downward tick in revenues, hobbled by currency losses. Asset writedowns, legal-settlement set-asides, and acquisition costs dug into ear2012/7/18
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Senator castigates FDA for spying on scientists' emailSen. Charles Grassey, a longtime FDA critic, isn't pulling any punches now that the agency spying on employees has been detailed in the press. In a blistering letter, Grassley demanded to know which F2012/7/18
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SFDA Deputy Commissioner Wu Zhen meets EU delegation of 2012 DG SANCO/SFDA Working Group Meeting on PharmaceuticalsOn July 10, 2012, Wu Zhen, Deputy Commissioner of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) met with the visiting EU Delegation of 2012 DG SANCO/SFDA Working Group Meeting on Pharmaceuticals. The2012/7/17
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National Work Conference on Food and Drug Supervision and Management held in BeijingOn July 12-13, 2012, the National Work Conference on Food and Drug Supervision and Management was held in Beijing. At the conference, the progress of the major work of food and drug supervision and ma2012/7/17
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2,500 Sanofi jobs may be marched off patent cliffSeveral thousand more pharma employees may be marched over the patent cliff as Sanofi ($SNY) confirms that big cuts are coming to its Toulouse site in France. That's where it developed its blockbuster2012/7/16