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SFDA specifies requirements for the supervision of decorative plano colored contact lensesThe State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) recently issued a notice on the supervision of decorative plano colored contact lenses. According to the notice, the registration application of decorat2012/3/8
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Copycat Lipitor hits in 4 EU countriesGeneric Lipitor is on the ground in four more markets. Ranbaxy Laboratories launched its version of the Pfizer ($PFE) cholesterol blockbuster in Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands, while its German sub2012/3/7
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HHS: Misbehaving drugmakers could lose patent rightsBig Pharma has paid big money to resolve big government investigations over the past 10 years--$8 billion, in fact, according to USA Today's calculations. That's no secret to anyone who follows the in2012/3/7
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Chinese official chides hospitals for high drug pricesChinese healthcare reforms can't succeed if hospitals keep pushing up drug prices, the country's health minister said over the weekend. Quoting Xinhua, Reuters reportsthat hospitals derive a big chunk2012/3/6
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EC drops antitrust probe aimed at GSKEuropean antitrust police are dropping another pharmaceutical probe. This time, the European Commission's competition regulator has stopped an investigation into GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK), Reuters report2012/3/6
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Chinese pharmas feel the squeeze of healthcare reformEven though China is set to become the second-largest drug market by 2020, all is not rosy for its native drugmakers. Agovernment push todrive down costs forhealthcare end users is pressuringpharma co2012/3/5
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SFDA issues National Standard for Basic Instruments and Equipments of Medical Device Testing Institutions (2011-2015)To enhance the testing capacity building of medical device testing institutions, standardize the instruments and equipments of medical device testing institutions and improve the supervision of medial2012/3/5
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GSK, Daiichi team to develop, launch vaccines in JapanJust last week, GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK)CEO Andrew Witty (photo) slighted European markets by touting Japan as a superior place to sell drugsthese days. Japan's moves to speed new drugs to market and it2012/3/2
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SFDA issues the 2011-2015 Work Plan for Electronic Supervision of DrugsThe State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) recently issued the 2011-2015 Work Plan for Electronic Supervision of Drugs. The plan defines the guidelines, objectives, main tasks, work arrangements an2012/3/2
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FDA cites contaminated vials, insects in APP warning letterThe FDA has posted its warning letter about APP Pharmaceuticals' New York plant, and the citations aren't pretty: Agency inspectors cited insects found in the drug production area, not to mention in s2012/3/1