Watson Pharmaceuticals News

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a leading specialty global pharmaceutical company, announced today that Paul Bisaro, Watson's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview and update of the Company's business at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference 2012 on Wednesday, June 6, ... (more)

The board of Human Genome Sciences is being sued by a shareholder, and the court is being petitioned to stop the company from using its "poison pill" to prevent the $2.6 billion hostile takeover attempt by GlaxoSmithKline .

PITTSBURGH &#8212 Mylan Inc. said Tuesday it is now selling a generic version of Pfizer's cholesterol drug Lipitor.

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Early benefits from Express Scripts Holding's huge acquisition of Medco are being seen, such as a large windfall fromlower priced deals from manufacturers, and the lesser returns from the adoption of Medco's postage-rate strategy.

The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on Watson Pharmaceuticals' Investor Relations Website at http://ir.watson.com . The webcast can also be accessed at the following URL: An archived version will be available approximately one hour after the live presentation ends and can be accessed at the same locations for 90 days.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals and FCB I LLC File Lawsuit Against Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc sued Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc alleging that it infringed patents related to Auxilium's testosterone gel Testim.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at Canaccord Genuity in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday.

Neutra Corp. , an emerging nutraceuticals provider, took a major step toward delivering its innovative new pH balance supplement to market by ordering an initial manufacturing run of two new formulas for testing.

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The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on Watson Pharmaceuticals' Investor Relations Website at http://ir.watson.com . The webcast can also be accessed at the following URL: http://cc.talkpoint.com/bern001/053012a_ad/?entity=3_745CNR5 An archived version will be available approximately one hour after the live presentation ends ... (more)

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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A New Jersey pharmaceutical company plans to lay off 55 Central Ohio employees this summer as it prepares to move its Groveport distribution center to the Memphis area, Business First reports .

Lipitor , marketed by Pfizer to reduce blood cholesterol levels, has been the best-selling pharmaceutical of all time, with aggregate sales of over $125 billion and still going.

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Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc, which reported higher-than-expected earnings last month, raised its full-year profit outlook, saying it expects 2012 to be the best year in the company's history.

"The quarter was mixed with concerns linked to weak EU result, lack of guidance update and a combination of the two.

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc.