Abbott Laboratories Company Info

(AP) — Officials from several states say drugmaker Abbott Laboratories will pay $22.5 million to settle allegations that it tried to block generic competition to a popular cholesterol medication. The multistate lawsuit alleged that North Chicago-based Abbott and a unit of Belgium ...  

http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/abbott-laboratories-pharmavitae-profile-192753.asp Introduction This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Abbott in the prescription pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and...  

(Reuters) — U.S. regulators have warned Abbott Laboratories Inc. about manufacturing problems at its Swedish plant that makes Healon brand devices used in cataract surgery, a letter released on Tuesday said. In the Sept. 18 letter to Advanced Medical Optics, which Abbott acquired earlier this ...  

(AP) — A consumer advocacy group is petitioning the government to ban Abbott Laboratories' weight loss pill Meridia because a recent study suggests it increases risk of heart attack, stroke and death. A letter Thursday from Public Citizen calls on the Food and Drug Administration to pull the ...  

(Reuters) — Abbott Laboratories Inc. said on Monday it settled U.S. patent litigation with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. over Abbott 's blockbuster triglycerides drug Tricor. The settlement involves the 145 milligram dose of Tricor, which makes up the large majority of Tricor's sales. ...  

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two new dosage strengths of SIMCOR(R), a cholesterol medication. SIMCOR is a fixed-dose combination of niacin extended-release and simvastatin. SIMCOR is a prescription medicine used along with diet...  

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A final judgment of almost $2 billion has been levied against pharmaceutical company Abbott in an East Texas patent infringement case.Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. and New York University sued Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Bioresearch Center Inc. and Abbott Biotechnology Ltd. in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on April 2007, alleging that Abbott's arthritis medication Humira infringed one of their patents. A jury trial was...  

Abbott Sues Sandoz Over Patent for Muscle Relaxant NimbexBloomberg22 (Bloomberg) -- Abbott Laboratories, a diversified healthcare-product maker, accused Sandoz Inc. of infringing a patent for the muscle-relaxant Nimbex by ...and more »  

Examiner.comConsumer Confidential: Weighty pills, empty containers, junky adsLos Angeles TimesMeridia is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and is taken by about 250000 people. The Food and Drug Administration says it's aware of the recent study but ...Abbott drug safety in FDA spotlightFiercePharmaConsumer advocate asks FDA to ban weight loss pillThe Associated PressUS Should Ban Diet Drug Meridia, Consumer Group SaysAttorney at LawExaminer...  

Accord Set on Rights to Generic TriCorWall Street JournalAbbott Laboratories and Laboratories Fournier SA have agreed to grant generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries ...UPDATE 1-Abbott settles Tricor patent row with TevaReutersAbbott Makes All the Right MovesMotley FoolAbbott settles patent suit over TriCorChicago Daily HeraldRTT News -PharmaLive.com (press release) -Daily Finance (blog)all 40 news articles »  

TopNews United StatesFDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigsThe Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to US consumers online. ...FDA Says Companies Violating Flavored Cigarette BanABC NewsFDA cautions companies it says are selling flavored cigarettesWinston-Salem JournalCompanies Warned for Selling Illegal Flavored Cigarettes On...  

guardian.co.ukOfficials Defend Distribution of Flu Vaccine to CompaniesNew York TimesNew York City health officials have distributed small amounts of the swine flu vaccine to some major New York companies, including Wall ...Egg is fragile link in flu vaccine chainChicago TribuneSome NYC Businesses Receive H1N1 VaccineCBS NewsGoldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccineThe Associated PressHealthcare Digital (press release)all 5,773 news...  

US Stocks In Narrow Range As Consumer Companies GainWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks swung between slight gains and losses at midday Friday on a bounce for industrial and consumer stocks, offsetting heightened ...and more »  

Japanese Companies Face Payment Delay in Dubai, National SaysBloomberg8 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai companies, including Nakheel PJSC, owe billions of dollars to Japanese companies who worked on projects including the emirate's metro ...