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Takeda Launches New Plan, Cuts US Jobs

By George Koroneos | Published: May 13, 2010
Image via Wikipedia The Japanese are taking a play from the US pharmaceutical industry’s rulebook and restructuring itself under the auspices of a fun catch phrase: “Transformation for a New Takeda.” The punch line, however, isn’t too funny. According to a two-year mid-range plan announced yesterday, Takeda will cut about 1,400 positions in the US to fend off [...]
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Avandia Trial in Trouble

By Oriana Schwindt | Published: April 21, 2010
GSK’s Avandia just won’t stay out of the news. Now comes a report from The Wall Street Journal that the FDA is considering dealing the beleaguered diabetes drug another blow by stopping one of its safety trials. The TIDE trial, which received approval in 2007, pits Avandia (rosiglitazone) against Takeda’s Actos (pioglitazone), a drug that [...]
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Takeda Changes Dexlansoprazole Brand Name From Kapidex to Dexilant

By Oriana Schwindt | Published: March 5, 2010
Takeda’s US subsidiary launched its proton pump inhibitor dexlansoprazole last February under the name Kapidex. No one thought they’d have to find a new name a year later. But shortly after the launch, the company began getting reports of dispensing errors. Some were due to prescription misreading, others to simple, honest mistakes. The two drugs causing [...]
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Gearing up: HBA Leadership Conference

By Joanna Breitstein | Published: October 28, 2008
Two thousand and eight seems to be a year of unprecedented female leadership. Forget for a second (if you can) the run-off for the Presidential election. If you just consider healthcare, the ladies are really stepping up—and making all the right moves. Consider a few examples: J&J names Sheri McCoy worldwide chairman of pharmaceuticals [...]
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