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GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young son Wednesday, arguing that drug companies were entitled to charge whatever the market demanded for life-saving therapies.[...] "People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad," Santorum said, "but paying $900 for a drug they have a problem with - it keeps you alive.

GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young son Wednesday, arguing that drug companies were entitled to charge whatever the market demanded for life-saving therapies.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. reported a 76 per cent increase in the fourth-quarter profit Thursday, driven in part by sales of a recently-approved diabetes drug and hefty charges a year earlier, though the drugmaker still fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/GBI-Research-v3759/Antipsychotics-Patent-Expiries-Zyprexa-Abilify-6768942/ Antipsychotic drugs remain the standard care for the treatment of mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said U.S. health regulators extended the review date for its novel anti-psychotic treatment by three months after the company amended its approval application , sending its shares down as much as 19 percent.