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Gilead Sciences Jumps on Hepatitis C Data

Feb 6 | News

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. jumped Friday after the company reported further progress of GS-7977, a newly-acquired hepatitis C treatment still in clinical testing.

FDA Approves Oral Powder Formulation of Viread

Jan 19 | News

Aptalis Pharma, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on gastrointestinal diseases and cystic fibrosis, today announced that the FDA has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) oral powder in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pediatric patients ages 2-5.

Gilead Nears Completion of Pharmasset Deal

Jan 12 | News

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Gilead Sciences has acquired about 95 percent of the outstanding shares in Pharmasset as it draws closer to closing its $11 billion deal for the drug developer.

Gilead Sciences and WHO Establish New Five-Year Initiative to Prevent Deaths from Visceral Leishmaniasis

Dec 8 2011 | News

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced today that it will donate 445,000 vials of AmBisome(R) (amphotericin B liposome for injection) over five years to help the World Health Organization (WHO) treat more than 50,000 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar.

Gilead Shares Begin to Rebound Following Acquisition Announcement

Nov 23 2011 | News

Shares of Gilead Sciences climbed as much as 6.9 percent Tuesday after tumbling 9 percent Monday to a 52-week low on news that it was buying Pharmasset.


Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion

Nov 21 2011 | News

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Gilead Sciences says it will spend $11 billion to buy drug developer Pharmasset at a price more than 88 percent over the stock's latest closing price in a bet on its experimental hepatitis C treatments.

Gilead and J&J Expand HIV Cocktail Partnership

Nov 16 2011 | News

NEW YORK (AP) — Gilead Sciences Inc. and Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec unit said Tuesday they will collaborate to develop a new HIV pill that combines Tibotec's Prezista with Gilead's drug Emtriva and two experimental drugs.

Bristol-Myers, Gilead Work on New Combo HIV Pill

Oct 27 2011 | News

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will develop a once-a-day pill to treat the HIV virus that combines its popular Reyataz with an experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc., the companies said Wednesday.

Gilead Sciences Inks Licensing Deal for HIV Drug

Oct 6 2011 | News

 FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Gilead Sciences Inc. said Wednesday that it has obtained the global rights to develop and bring to market an HIV treatment from German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.

AHF: Gilead PrEP Campaign Creating Truvada Black Market in Florida

Aug 19 2011 | News

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is claiming that the recent campaign by Gilead Sciences Inc. to obtain approval by the FDA for Truvada as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) has led to a "black market" for the drug in Florida.

Blogs

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

Jan 30 | John Ager, Technical Consultant, Life Science, Kepner-Tregoe, Inc

Document management software enables investigators to present the information used to reach conclusions clearly and concisely and it helps reviewers to track and approve investigations.

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

Jan 13 | Thorsten Vammen, Director at GEA Liquid Processing in Skanderborg, Denmark

Some companies feel that they can project manage new processing facilities themselves, bringing in sub-contracted help only when it’s needed. Self-managing is possible, but there may be a better way.

Multimedia

Battle over Birth Control

Battle over Birth Control

Feb 9 | Video

CNN’s The Situation Room discusses the current dispute over health care coverage for contraception. Will there be a contraception compromise?

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Jan 18 | Video

Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050. But as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the plan does not include any funding.

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

Jan 11 | Video

Parents of children with attention deficit disorders are forced to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of prescription medicines with no guarantees they will be available.

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Jan 10 | Video

A recent study reveals that women who take statins may have a greate chance of developing diabetes.

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