Thursday's Health Winners & Losers

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals(ANPI Quote - Cramer on ANPI - Stock Picks) saw its shares edge lower after the company's profit met analysts' estimates in the latest quarter. The company earned $1.8 million, or 2 cents a share, for the second quarter. Excluding litigation expenses, the company earned 20 cents a share, in line with estimates. Shares of Angiotech lost 2 cents to $11.85.

Shares of pain drug developer Pozen(POZN Quote - Cramer on POZN - Stock Picks) sank following the company's announcement that its second-quarter losses doubled.

Pozen lost $8.4 million, or 29 cents a share, in the quarter compared with a loss of $4.1 million, or 14 cents a share, last year. The company attributed the wider loss to an extension of the amortization period for recognizing upfront payments for its drug Trexima. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call were expecting a loss of 26 cents a share. Total revenue reached $97.7 million, while analysts were expecting $89.9 million. Shares added 1 cent to $10.45.

Drug developer CoTherix(CTRX Quote - Cramer on CTRX - Stock Picks) was down 10% to $7.41 a day after its latest quarterly report.

The company reported sales of $16.2 million, up 12% from the first quarter. However, its loss was $10.9 million, or 38 cents a share, compared with a loss of $6.3 million, or 26 cents a share, last year.

Among other movers were Targeted Genetics(TGEN Quote - Cramer on TGEN - Stock Picks), down 10.7% to $2, and Bioenvision(BIVN Quote - Cramer on BIVN - Stock Picks), off 2.4% to $4.50. Titan Pharmaceuticals(TTP Quote - Cramer on TTP - Stock Picks) was up 13.5% to $2.10, Cell Therapeutics(CTIC Quote - Cramer on CTIC - Stock Picks) rose 2.4% to $1.29, Adventrx Pharmaceuticals(ANX Quote - Cramer on ANX - Stock Picks) gained 8% to $3.26, and BioMarin(BMRN Quote - Cramer on BMRN - Stock Picks) was up 7.8% to $15.54.