For Abbott, Diversity Remains Paramount
When it comes to investing in big pharmaceutical stocks, it's hard to top this company, especially as its peers continue to suffer.
Related Topics: Health Care | Drugs
01:06PM 08/21/08
Legal Questions Still Dogging Wyeth
The company continues to wrestle with the dilemma surrounding the drugs Premarin, Prempro and Premphase. Plaintiffs' lawyers have filed approximately 5,400 lawsuits.
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12:37PM 07/21/08
Baxter International Hiding in Plain Sight
In the past five years, its stock has more than tripled, easily outperforming the S&P 500 and the Amex Index of large drug stocks. Is anyone paying attention?
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06:59AM 07/01/08
Generic-Drug Stocks Still Under the Weather
Shares of most major generic-drugmakers have traded below the S&P 500 for the 12 months ended May 23, and that index was off nearly 10%.
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01:40PM 06/05/08
Need Defense? Think Medical Supplies
Companies such as C.R. Bard and Becton Dickinson might not be the most glamorous names, but their slow and steady performances may win the race.
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06:44AM 04/11/08
The Real Winners of Drug Experimentation
The companies that supply the tools needed for pharma research and development often profit no matter the success of a drug trial.
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06:59AM 04/03/08
A Safer Way to Play the Drug Sector
Contract research organizations aren't without risks of course, but they do offer some protection against the vagaries of the industry.
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06:16AM 02/26/08
Schering-Plough's Adjusted Profits Top Estimates
Shares rise 5.4% on the news.
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02:56PM 02/12/08
Reasons to Believe in Schering-Plough
Despite the Vytorin setback, the focus here should be on drugs in development, not products in the market.
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02:05PM 02/11/08
Big Pharma Moving More Work Offshore
Merck, Pfizer and others are getting used to a new world that requires cost discipline.
Related Topics: Drugs | Health Care
02:06PM 01/25/08
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