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The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Rich Duprey	FDA Expands Alzheimer's Treatment Japan's fourth-largest pharmaceutical Eisai's Aricept wins the right to treat all stages of Alzheimer's. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Rich Duprey	Eisai Eyes Alzheimer's Market Japan's Eisai Pharmaceuticals launches another challenge to Forest Labs' Alzheimer's drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	An Opportunity Not to Forget Japanese pharmaceutical Eisai targets another segment of the growing Alzheimer's market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Eisai Says Sayonara The Japanese company withdraws its application for approval of its Alzheimer's drug for severe cases of the disease in Europe. What will it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Rich Duprey	Japan Is Serious About Alzheimer's While Britain limits access, Japan expands coverage of the top-selling treatment for Alzheimer's. Japan's regulators made the decision following a six-month study comparing Aricept with a placebo.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Rich Duprey	Eisai's Good Medicine The Japanese pharmaceutical reports record sales and earnings on the strength of its Alzheimer's treatment. Sales and profit growth have caused Eisai's share price to surge by about 33% since the beginning of the year.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2007 Rich Duprey	U.K. High Court Forgets to Be NICE A court challenge to place limits on treatment for Alzheimer's disease is upheld. Eisai has said it will appeal the High Court's ruling. It's a bit of a high-stakes gamble. The United Kingdom accounts for just a small portion of Eisai's profits from Aricept.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Rich Duprey	No More Mr. NICE Guy Pharmaceuticals take British advisory agency to court to approve Alzheimer's treatment.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Rich Duprey	Cardinal Back in the Nest Drug distributor and Japanese pharma Eisai come to agreement after all.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Rich Duprey	NICE Not Playing Nice With Alzheimer's The British health authority proposes limiting availability of Alzheimer's treatments because of cost. What will this mean to drug-makers and their shareholders?
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Rich Duprey	Eisai's Dementia Problems Clinical trials for expanded use of the Japanese pharma's top-selling drug reveal higher incidences of death. Aricept is already approved for vascular dementia in several countries, but it would seem that FDA approval for use here won't be coming any time soon. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Rich Duprey	Patent? What Patent? Japanese drug firm Eisai sues Teva over a patented Alzheimer's treatment. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	Teva's Tough Pill to Swallow Eisai wins a preliminary injunction against Teva's generic Alzheimer's treatment.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Greener Forest Labs The pharmaceutical firm stands tall against competition. When the company releases its third-quarter 2007 financials, investors shouldn't have to reach for their medicine chest.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	How to Make Billions of Dollars Without Really Trying Lackluster Alzheimer's drugs have been doing it for years.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Rich Duprey	NICE Is Just Dumb The British health agency prohibits the use of certain Alzheimer's treatments because of cost.
Chemistry World October 8, 2010 Sarah Houlton	U-turn on Alzheimer's drugs in the UK The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence proposes that those with mild disease will be able to receive them from early next year, on the basis of growing clinical evidence of their effectiveness.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 Rich Duprey	Acquisitions Mark Pharmaceutical Industry Japan's Eisai's newest acquisition continues the trend of pharmaceuticals buying up biotechs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Rich Duprey	No Taking Chances With Reminyl Johnson & Johnson's daffodil-extract Alzheimer's treatment yanked from market. Shares are off only 1% or so.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Rich Duprey	Backyard Treasure Hunts Not every busy backyard venture will be a profitable seven-bagger investment, but here is some good advice on looking in one's own backyard for investment possibilities.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Rich Duprey	Eisai Doles Out Tough Medicine The Japanese pharmaceutical company wins a patent infringement decision regarding its heartburn treatment. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Innovators Will Rule the Economic Crisis Roche's CEO says two areas of health care can prosper. I agree.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Some Brand-Name Patents: Going, Going, Gone in 2010 Generic drug competition is coming for Lipitor, Plavix, and others.
Chemistry World July 3, 2014 Maria Burke	Renewed focus on dementia checked by drug challenges The risks and barriers for companies working in dementia are huge, but so too, potentially, are the rewards, says Simon Ridley, head of research at Alzheimer's Research UK.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Costly Missed Connection Dimebon's phase 3 failure costs Medivation shareholders 67%.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Rich Duprey	Merger Mania Besets Japanese Pharmaceuticals A new law spurs megamergers in Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Stocks of companies seen as particularly interesting, including Eisai, Mitsubishi Pharma, and Shionogi, all jumped more than 2%.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Brian Lawler	Why Pfizer Made an Interesting Blockbuster Bet The pharma giant inked a deal worth potentially more than $725 million with development stage drugmaker Medivation to market Medivation's Alzheimer's disease drug Dimebon.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	Eisai Courts Danger The start of a patent-infringement trial sets the stage for the Japanese pharmaceutical's loss of protection on a major drug.
BusinessWeek April 15, 2010 Kanoko Matsuyama	Looking East, Big Pharma Cuts Prices Drugmakers are beginning to choose sales volume over high margins to tap the massive Asian market
The Motley Fool October 10, 2011 Frank Vinluan	TRGT Tries Again With Alzheimer's Disease Drug Candidate A Targacept compound that has been studied in a range of cognitive disorders with drug partner AstraZeneca has started in mid-stage clinical studies as a potential new Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2006 Alana Klein	Thought Leader: Q&A with Ed Broughton Eisai executive Ed Broughton discusses new business opportunities, and what types of partnerships are up next for the growing pharmaceutical company.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2011 Brian Orelli	Clinical Trial Fail? Forget About It. A failure of Medivation and Pfizer's dimebon was expected.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Sean Williams	This Company is Quickly Approaching the Patent Cliff Earnings exceed expectations at drug manufacturer Forest Laboratories, but worries about future sales mount.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2010 Jim Mueller	Is Medivation a Buy? What is the thinking with regards to Medivation today? It already got a big haircut last week. Is it worth investing in at these lower prices?
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Rich Duprey	Generics Give Originators Heartburn Eisai, the Japanese manufacturer of an acid reflux remedy, sees a generic maker win FDA approval. What does this mean for investors?
Chemistry World July 22, 2009 Phil Taylor	New drug turns Alzheimer's theory on its head Researchers have been left puzzled by data showing that the antihistamine dimebolin, a drug with promising activity in improving Alzheimer's symptoms, actually seems to increase levels of the toxic protein beta amyloid.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	Forget About This Drug Saving the Company Lilly's Alzheimer's drug fails hard.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	High Stakes at Tomorrow's FDA Panel Meeting It's more than just Eli Lilly on the line.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Price Inflation in Check? Not in This Industry. Drug prices are on the rise. For now.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Alzheimer's Disease 101 It's only in the last decade or so that we have truly come to understand the various disorders of the brain that are associated with age and, in most cases, Alzheimer's disease is the prime suspect. Read on for some basic information.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Forget R&D; Buy Your Way Into Diagnostics Eli Lilly is expanding its diagnostics business by picking up privately held Avid Radiopharmaceuticals.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Brian Gorman	Saying No to Drugs Britain's policy of restricting drug access based on cost-benefit analyses should be on the radar screen of pharmaceutical investors.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Brian Orelli	You Can Forget About Seeing This Drug Work Medivation and Pfizer's Dimebon fails again.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	Forget Getting Approved, for Now The FDA wants more information on Eli Lilly's Amyvid.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Rich Duprey	Will Acquisitions Patch Merck's Pipeline? The pharmaceutical giant announces a biotech shopping spree. A few key acquisitions that contribute late-stage drugs and significant revenue might be all Merck needs to keep its pipeline open. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Charly Travers	Investing in a Cure Drugs in the pipeline offer potential breakthroughs for Alzheimer's disease. Instead of investing in small biotechs that have a lot riding on a single Alzheimer's program, the best way to invest in the field is through a diversified company
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Brian Gorman	Forest Labs Faces Skeptics Its star drug Namenda, a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, is taking heat from doctors.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Lawsuit Loss to Remember Barr Pharmaceuticals and Mylan get the patent overturned on Johnson & Johnson's Alzheimer's drug.