* Sanofi mulls fate of 200 older drugs including Plavix * Portfolio has sales of 2.1 bln eur, enterprise value 6.3 bln eur * Sanofi also held talks with TPG and Warburg Pincus * Sanofi says no decision has yet been made * Some 2,600 staff potentially concerned in Europe
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline has begun Phase III testing on a combined treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with its US project partner Theravance. The global study is the first to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a triple combination of three drugs in 10,000 patients with COPD, all in
Read moreContinuing weaker data from Germany and banking concerns from Portugal saw the euro weaken against the dollar on Tuesday, as US central banking chief Janet Yellen was slightly more optimistic on the economy. Germany's ZEW index of investor and analyst expectations, which aims to predict economic de
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Read moreJuly 14 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc recalled about 10,600 bottles of its painkiller sold in Puerto Rico after finding the packaging was not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Panadol is a paracetamol-based pain reliever which was sold exclusively in Pu
Read moreTwo foreign investigators linked to pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been charged by prosecutors in Shanghai. Peter Humphrey, who was hired by GSK to find out who had been sending explicit videos of his China boss, and his wife, have been charged with "illegally obtaining private inf
Read more* China case against GSK-linked investigator couple lodged with court * Couple alleged to have illegally obtained private information * Humphrey apologises for breaking any Chinese law - state TV * Trial to begin behind closed doors on Aug. 7 - family friends (Adds comment fro
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