Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology

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Considering a career in pharma, biotech or medical-devices sales? Here’s what to know before targeting one of these areas as a prospective sales rep.

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Vitae Pharmaceuticals links up with Boehringer Ingelheim for 2nd R&D area: Often, what is billed as a $300 million strategic partnership between Big Pharma and a small drug developer winds up in an amicable split years down the road with substantially less cash having changed hands.
That’s what makes yesterday’s announcement by Fort Washington’s Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim so interesting. The two agreed to team up on new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
The deal comes 20 months after the same two companies agreed to collaborate on diabetes medicines.
Wyeth accused of overcharging for drug: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department yesterday accused Wyeth, one of the nation's biggest drugmakers, of cheating Medicaid programs out of hundreds of millions of dollars by overcharging for a stomach-acid drug.

NYC proposes ban on sale of oversized sodas: New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity.
Hundreds of salmonella cases tied to chicks: Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. _ mostly in youngsters _ since 2004.
White House's corn soup with summer veggies: Michelle Obama, the nation's first lady and a high-profile spokeswoman for healthy eating, has added a new book on growing and cooking nutritious food to her resume. Here's an easy soup recipe from the White House chefs, printed in "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America."
SPIN METER: Political ads stir health care horror: They're throwing granny off a cliff!