(Removes incorrect name Pandemrix, paragraph 2) By Toni Clarke Nov 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved a vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc for use in the event of an H5N1 bird flu epidemic. The vaccine will be added to the nation
Read moreNov 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved GlaxoSmithKline Plc's pandemic flu vaccine for use in the event of an H5N1 bird flu epidemic. The vaccine will be added to the national stockpile and will not be available for commercial use, the FDA sa
Read more* EMA recommends Gilead's Sovaldi and GSK's Tivicay * Also backs Otsuka TB drug, Bristol/Astra diabetes pill * Gilead shares rise 4.7 percent LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended approval of a new drug from Gilead Sciences to treat hepatitis C and an
Read moreLONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - European regulators said on Friday they had recommended approval of a new drug for HIV from GlaxoSmithKline and a novel hepatitis C treatment from Gilead Sciences. The European Medicine Agency (EMA) also gave a green light to an Otsuka tuberculosis drug, following
Read moreNegotiators are poised to seal the first global trade deal for more than a decade, in a rare victory for the World Trade Organisation, whose struggle to secure an international pact has increasingly threatened its relevance. The US and powerful developing-nation players, including China and India, h
Read more- BoE voted unanimously on policy at last meeting - MPC attempts to play down rate-hike fears - Taper in focus ahead of FOMC minutes techMARK 2,627.20 -0.64% FTSE 100 6,670.70 -0.41% FTSE 250 15,181.39 -0.55% UK markets were trading in the red on Wednesday after the Bank of England expressed conce
Read moreEurope's consumer, healthcare and technology companies should win out from the sweeping reforms in China, reckons Morgan Stanley, citing the commitment to a market economy, as well as the relaxation of the one child policy and the hukou household registration system. To capitalise on this,
Read more- Bernanke comments in focus ahead of FOMC minutes - Telecom Plus buys back businesses from Npower - Diageo CEO warns of 'uncertain' global economy techMARK 2,637.85 -0.24% FTSE 100 6,687.39 -0.16% FTSE 250 15,243.72 -0.14% UK stocks declined on Wednesday as investors adopted a cautious approach a
Read moreCity sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 21 points lower than yesterday's close of 6,698.01, ahead of the release of the minutes from both the Bank of England and the latest meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Market Committee's meeting should offer further insight behind
Read moreLONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday it had completed the sale of 28.2 million shares in Aspen Pharmacare at 250 rand each, raising gross proceeds of 7.059 billion rand ($694 million). Shares in the South African drugmaker closed at 267.40 rand on Tuesday. GSK
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has completed the partial sale of Aspen Pharmacare, the drug company announced on Wednesday. The group has disposed 28.2m ordinary shares in Aspen at a price of 250 South African Rand (ZAR) per share, raising gross proceeds of 7,059m ZAR. The sale will leave GSK with 56.5m or
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