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PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to approve Watson's acquisition of the Actavis group of companies. The unanimous vote in support of the transaction follows Watson's agreement to a proposed consent order, pursuant to which Watson has agreed to divest certain products as a condition to obtaining FTC approval. The parties have now obtained all regulatory approvals...

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSI) announced the commercial launch of BREAKYL (fentanyl buccal film) in the European Union. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110217/CL49801LOGO ) BDSI's commercial partner for BREAKYL in the E.U. is Meda. Under the terms of its E.U. agreement with Meda, BDSI will now receive a final milestone payment of $2.5 million. BDSI will also receive a royalty on net sales of BREAKYL...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced a decision by the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, to permit registration of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System (ARX-01) via the centralized procedure under Article 3(2) (b) of Regulation EC 726/2004. This procedure...

GALASHIELS, UK, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProStrakan Group plc ("ProStrakan") announces today that it has acquired exclusive US commercial rights to Fareston® (toremifene citrate) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Fareston is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) or unknown tumors. Fareston is available in a...

Recent arrests prove many veterinary clinics and hospitals are not taking appropriate action to prevent or deter these thefts. (PRWEB) September 30, 2012 Memphis, TN: Read the entire report - Vet Clinics and Animal Hospitals Are Vulnerable To Narcotics Theft Sep 20, 2012, Veterinary News reported a Veterinary technician charged in Fentanyl theft at Iowa State. After approximately 19,000 micrograms of Fentanyl were missing and unaccounted for at the Iowa State University College of...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that Mike A. Royal, M.D., J.D., MBA, has joined the company as Chief, Clinical Affairs. Mike Royal has board certifications in internal medicine, pain medicine, and anesthesiology with sub-specializations in pain...

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSI) announced a positive outcome of the Company's pivotal pharmacokinetic study for BEMA Buprenorphine/Naloxone (BNX), which is being developed for the potential treatment of opioid dependence and utilizes the patented BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA) technology to deliver buprenorphine combined with the opioid antagonist naloxone. Based on the positive outcome of this study, BDSI...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Lynn R. Johnson filed a lawsuit Sept. 3, 2012, on behalf of Linda Ficken, who was infected with hepatitis C while undergoing a 2010 medical procedure at the Hays (Kan.) Medical Center. At the time of the procedure, radiologic technician David Kwiatkowski worked at Hays Medical Center under a temporary agreement with Medical Solutions LLC, an Omaha, Neb., staffing agency. (Photo:...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently issued AcelRx Patent Number 8,252,328 entitled "Bioadhesive Drug Formulations for Oral Transmucosal Delivery," and Patent Number 8,252,329 also...

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSI) announced that Dr. Mark A. Sirgo, President and Chief Executive Officer of BDSI, will present at the Stifel Nicolaus 2012 Healthcare Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110217/CL49801LOGO ) Dr. Sirgo will focus on BDSI's progress with...