Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is in the business to develop, manufacture, and market generic pharmaceuticals.
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Gate Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and Teva Pharmaceuticals have gained FDA approval for 300 milligram (mg) clopidogrel.
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Watson Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals sue as often, but don't go after drugs with such high profiles.
Generics maker Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to suspend litigation over a compound patent for Eisai Co.
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Teva Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures the birth control drug, called Plan B, had also petitioned the government to lift the restrictions.
In this case, Teva Pharmaceuticals had filed a lawsuit toward that end (the ruling is here and here).
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. et al., case number 05-cv-05727, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
It sold those rights years ago to Dura Pharmaceuticals, which was in turn acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA).
Apotex Corporation, Aurobindo Pharma, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Roxane Laboratories, Sun Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals have received approval for 75 mg clopidogrel.
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Some of the top securities in the index are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG).
As mentioned in my previous article, the lead investor in this offering was billionaire pharmaceutical investor Dr. Phillip Frost, the current chairman of Israeli drug giant Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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This action, reported here at Forbes.com by David Maris, followed four to five years of consumer complaints about this generic version manufactured for Teva Pharmaceuticals by Impax Laboratories.
Of course, this benefits generic drugmakers, such as Teva Pharmaceuticals and Watson Pharmaceuticals, but they also face ongoing price erosion, Levesque notes, and tougher manufacturing compliance that will cut into profits.
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On Tuesday, the FDA said its decision was in response to an amended marketing plan from the drug's maker, Teva Pharmaceuticals, to sell Plan B without a prescription to women 15 and older.
The judge's decision means that generics could be launched in 2008--not 2018 as was previously expected--after the patent was challenged by Teva Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: TEVA - news - people ).
The FDA approved generic versions of both dosage strengths from a few generic drug companies: Teva Pharmaceuticals (manufactured by Impax Laboratories and marketed by Teva Pharmaceuticals), Anchen, Actavis, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
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Another problem could come from Copaxone, an MS drug sold by Teva Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: TEVA - news - people ) that is seen as perhaps less effective, but also has fewer side effects.
In addition to being a country music artist, Walker is also an ambassador for the National MS Society and a paid spokesman for Teva Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of one of nine medications approved for treating relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Teva is the world's largest maker and distributor of generic pharmaceuticals.
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