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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.
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The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Rich Duprey	Eisai Profits From Demand The Japanese pharmaceutical reports strong profits on increased demand for Alzheimer's treatment. 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 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.
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?
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 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 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 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 May 23, 2006 Rich Duprey	Eisai Has a Yen for Profits With new formulations for its current drugs planned for release, expansion of its blockbuster drug Aricept possible, and with a few new drugs in the pipeline, the Japanese pharmaceutical is poised to continue churning out record revenues and earnings that investors won't soon forget.
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 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 March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Costly Missed Connection Dimebon's phase 3 failure costs Medivation shareholders 67%.
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 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 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 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 August 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	Forget About This Drug Saving the Company Lilly's Alzheimer's drug fails hard.
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 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 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 March 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	Forget Getting Approved, for Now The FDA wants more information on Eli Lilly's Amyvid.
Chemistry World August 9, 2012	Bapineuzunab dropped Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson have announced that they are ending development of the intravenous Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab after it failed in two clinical trials.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2010 Brian Orelli	JPMorgan Challenge: On the Cusp of Greatness Development-stage drugmaker Medivation has a partner and is ready for phase 3 data to roll in.
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 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.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Brian Orelli	You Can Forget About Seeing This Drug Work Medivation and Pfizer's Dimebon fails again.
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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 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 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.
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.
Chemistry World May 27, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Actavis plan to thwart generics blocked A US court has blocked Ireland-based firm Actavis's attempt to forcibly shift patients onto an extended release version of one of its drugs by withdrawing the original formulation from the market.
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.
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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 April 13, 2011 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Potential Billion-Dollar Problem Abbott's Humira forms antibodies in nearly a quarter of patients.
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 September 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Must Realize This Drug Works by Now Vertex concludes its phase 3 trials with another win.
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 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Change the Game? Change the Rules! There are ways for investors to get around Obama's plan to lower health care costs. Investing in drug companies in this time of "change" doesn't have to be scary. You've just got to find rule breaker-type drugmakers, because playing by the rules isn't going to cut it anymore.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Pall Falls Over Forest One of Forest Labs' Alzheimer's drugs fails in phase 3 trials. For investors willing to take the political risk, today's drug news has taken a battered stock, with a great balance sheet, to very reasonable price levels.
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
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BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Can Axonyx Help Treat Alzheimer's? With a number of products in its pipeline and $93 million in cash, the company "heads my list in biotechs," says the top biotech analyst at Rodman & Renshaw. Its Phenserine, which is already in Phase 3 trials, may be a valuable weapon in combatting Alzheimer's.
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