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Chemistry World August 9, 2012	Bapineuzunab dropped Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson have announced that they are ending development of the intravenous Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab after it failed in two clinical trials.
Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Anthony King	Irish pharma exports tumble Irish pharma exports to the US declined 30% in the first six months of this year as a clatter of blockbuster drugs made in Ireland, such as Lipitor (atorvastatin), came off patent.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Andrew Turley	Pfizer secures Sandwich buyer Pfizer has found a buyer for its R&D site in Sandwich, UK: the site -- now called Discovery Park -- has been bought by a private consortium, according to Kent County Council.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012	Monsanto wins $1bn in patent case A US court has awarded $1 billion in damages to Monsanto following a patent dispute with DuPont over crops bred to be resistant to the popular pesticide glyphosphate.
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Andrew Turley	New cystic fibrosis drug in EU Ivacaftor, which is marketed under the brand name Kalydeco, won US approval in January.
Chemistry World July 25, 2012	Pharma Industry May Suffer as India Looks to Generics India plans to provide free generic drugs to half its population.
Chemistry World July 20, 2012 Andrew Turley	GSK secures $3.6bn HGS deal After months of wrangling, GlaxoSmithKline has found enough common ground with Human Genome Sciences for the two to sign up to a $3.6 billion takeover deal.
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Andrew Turley	Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise.
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Andrew Turley	First HIV drug approved as prevention US regulators have for the first time approved a drug to be used to prevent HIV infection -- as opposed to treating it.
Chemistry World July 16, 2012 Andrew Turley	Drug spending to hit $1.2tn in 2016 Global expenditure on medicines will top $1.2 trillion in 2016, up from $960 billion in 2011, according to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
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