Breaking: Sunovion axes sales reps for asthma meds in consolidation move – FiercePharma

Breaking: Sunovion axes sales reps for asthma meds in consolidation move
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The company is consolidating its national respiratory sales organization, laying off a number of reps to streamline how it promotes its allergy and asthma drugs, according to an emailed statement provided to FiercePharma by the drugmaker's vice
Sunovion to lay off drug reps, reportedly by the hundredsBoston Business Journal

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Pfizer wins right to challenge Prempro damages award; Asthma market flat until … – FiercePharma

Pfizer wins right to challenge Prempro damages award; Asthma market flat until
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Item > The asthma drug market will remain flat at around $14.4 billion through 2020, thanks in part to generic rivals for Merck's ($MRK)Singulair, Decision Resources concludes. Release > Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ($TEVA) won an appeals court's

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Sanofi licenses hard-to-make asthma drug to Acton – FiercePharma Manufacturing

Sanofi licenses hard-to-make asthma drug to Acton
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Acton used the same approach in 2009–one year after it was formed–with Forest Labs ($FRX) to win a licensing deal for asthma treatment Aerospan. The NDA for this HFA-propelled aerosol inhaled corticosteroid was approved by the FDA in 2006.
Acton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces License Agreement WithPharmaceutical Online (press release)

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Sweden approves copy of GSK asthma blockbuster – FiercePharma

Sweden approves copy of GSK asthma blockbuster
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Swedish regulators have approved a knock-off version of the asthma drug, which brought in more than $8 billion in 2010 sales for GSK, paving the way for it to be sold in Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics,
Glaxo's Advair Faces Sales Decline on Swedish Generic ApprovalBloomberg
Glaxo's Advair Faces Sales Decline on Swedish Generic ApprovalSan Francisco Chronicle

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Valeant taps CEO Pearson as chairman; Asthma drug helps kids with milk allergies; – FiercePharma

Valeant taps CEO Pearson as chairman; Asthma drug helps kids with milk allergies;
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Report > Novartis and Roche's Xolair, a medication used to treat asthma attacks caused by allergens such as pollen and dust mites, helped children overcome milk allergies, a small study showed. News > Pozen filed a motion to prevent generic drugmaker

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