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Portal centralizes cardiac study data

In another development for drug researchers, biopharma technology and service provider ERT has launched an online interface called My Study Portal, aimed at enhancing cardiac safety data management

FDA OKs Adolor's Entereg in first approval

Exton, PA-based Adolor hit a major milestone with the FDA's approval of Entereg for postoperative ileus, a common condition following surgery that can extend a patient's hospital stay. This is the

FDA delays Entereg decision

GlaxoSmithKline and Adolor's seemingly never-ending effort to win approval for Entereg has hit yet another delay. The FDA informed the companies that it would not make a decision by Saturday, the

GSK buys Sirtris for $720M

GlaxoSmithKline is acquiring Cambridge, MA-based Sirtris Pharmaceuticals for $720 million. GSK will pay $22.50 per share for the company--an 84 percent premium to Sirtris's closing price Tuesday.

Prana shares soar on IIa Alzheimer's data

Positive efficacy and safety data from a Phase IIa study of an experimental Alzheimer's treatment from Australia's Prana Biotechnology sent its shares soaring more than 50 percent yesterday. The

GSK, Adolor face another Entereg delay

The FDA has told Adolor and GSK that it will take three more months to review Entereg, a anti-constipation drug candidate. The agency is now expected to announce its decision on May 10. Recently, an

Entereg wins key FDA advisory committee vote

The FDA's gastrointestinal drug advisory committee narrowly endorsed Entereg , a new drug

YM shares hit on clinical trial hold

Canada's YM BioSciences saw its stock take a nasty hit after it announced that the FDA had put a mid-stage trial of its AeroLEF pain therapy on hold as it seeks safety data on volunteers in earlier

FDA wants time to ponder Progenics, Wyeth drug

Regulators have tacked on an additional three months of review time for subcutaneous methylnaltrexone--being developed by Wyeth and Progenics--so it can take more time to review safety data on the

Sirtris causes stir with positive trial data

Sirtris grabbed some headlines at the JP Morgan gathering in San Francisco with its