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The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Cheers for an FDA Rejection German drugmaker Merck said that the Food and Drug Administration had turned down its multiple sclerosis drug cladribine. The pill would have competed with Novartis' Gilenya, which gained FDA approval last year.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Less Is More for Novartis That makes it simple enough.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Blockbuster Drugs Aimed at Busting MS Multiple sclerosis is a large market with more entrants coming.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Strange Novartis MS Drug Story Novartis gets approval for a drug with an interesting history.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Blockbuster in Due Time Novartis' new multiple sclerosis drug, Gilenya, isn't king yet.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	25 to 0! Now That's a Ringing Endorsement Novartis flies through its advisory panel meeting nearly unscathed.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	There's Still Only One Merck KGaA's oral MS drug delay is Novartis' gain.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Heat Up Watch out Novartis and Gilenya.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	When All Else Fails, Sue Your Competitors Biogen thinks its patent covers its competitors' drugs in addition to Avonex and has filed a lawsuit demanding royalties from its competitors.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Here Comes Another Oral MS Drug Good for Teva, bad for the rest.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	No Way to Hide This Drug Approval FDA trumps Acorda on its good news. The biotech announced Food and Drug Administration approval of Ampyra, its drug to help multiple sclerosis patients walk better after the markets closed on Friday.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Biogen Idec's Fight-Back Plan Novartis' Gilenya is coming, but Biogen has a backup plan.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Injecting Uncertainty Into the Multiple Sclerosis Market Novartis' oral MS drug could be a blockbuster -- if it can get past the FDA.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's a Blockbuster ... Maybe On the surface, sanofi-aventis' oral multiple sclerosis drug teriflunomide looks like a hit. But below the surface?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Biogen Looks Good Now, but What About Tomorrow? Biogen Idec saw revenue increase 11% and adjusted earnings per share jump almost 75%, which is all well and good, but the longer-term prospects for the company aren't nearly as impressive.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Branded? Generic? They're Both Doing Great! Teva Pharmaceuticals registers strong growth on both fronts.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets Less Generic The generic-drug maker makes a major push into branded-drug development.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2010 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Novartis This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Trouble in Tysabri Land? Patient additions for a drug from Biogen Idec and Elan are slowing down.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2011 Brian Orelli	One Less Oral MS Drug to Worry About But competition is still tough.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 Brian Orelli	How Significant Is 'Statistically Significant' for Biogen? Biogen could have a third multiple sclerosis blockbuster on its hands.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2010 Brian Orelli	Icahn's Smiling -- Should We Be? Biogen Idec's fourth quarter results must have made Carl Icahn smile. But the guidance for next year gives pause.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Tysabri: It's a Blockbuster! Yawn. So What? Is it really a big deal that Tysabri finally achieved blockbuster status?
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Will These Drugs Get Past the FDA This Month? See what the FDA has on its decision calendar for the rest of September.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Robert Steyer	Will Teva Be Forced to Take Its Own Medicine? Teva's biggest source of revenue and profit, the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, is facing a patent challenge.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2011 Brian Orelli	Teva's Mixed Bag Diversification sure helps.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Deeper Dive Into Biogen's Revenue Growth On the surface, it looks like Biogen Idec is handling the entrance of Novartis' new oral multiple sclerosis drug, Gilenya, quite well. The real picture is a little bleaker.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Potentially Game-Changing MS Drug The newest data looks good, but longer studies will be the key for Novartis.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	A Huge Victory for Novartis MS oral drug is approved.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's Double-Edged Sword Nice quarter, but where will future growth come from?
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Zombies Attack, Investors Win Novartis is hoping that Prexige has as much success coming back from the dead as Tysabri has.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Tysabri, 23 Is 10 Too Many The side effect rate is important.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Tysabri Updates: All You Have to Do Is Ask Biogen Idec is willing to hook medical doctors up with an automatic monthly update of the number of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy cases for people taking it and Elan's multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Don't Get Stuck! Invest in Needle-Free Drugs Here's how to make some money off society's general disdain for needles through next-generation drugs.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Brian Orelli	Breathe Easier, Join the Competition Novartis' strategy is a good one.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Ignore These Companies at Your Peril You may not want to invest in them, but don't ignore them.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You've Got It, You've Got It Biogen keeps its good-news streak going.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Teva Raises the Barr Generic drugs are likely to be a major solution that governments use to tackle the problem of rising health-care costs, and the new, larger Teva looks well-poised to grab that growth as it happens.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Double Dose of Trouble for Big Pharma? Pfizer's Sutent and Novartis's Afinitor head in front of an FDA advisory panel.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	Blockbuster in Hand, It's Time to Show a Profit Elan predicts an operating profit for the first time in nine years.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	Drug Approved! But Where's the Name? AstraZeneca prepares to cash in on a minuscule market.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2011 Brian Orelli	Bravo? Not Really. Teva's oral multiple sclerosis drug, laquinimod, fails to impress.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	Novartis Gets Nicked Novartis pulls one of its top-selling drugs from the market. Investors should come to expect drug delays or similar issues popping up from time to time when doing their analysis of large pharmas.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	DEFINE First, CONFIRM Second, See Shares Rise 60% Third Biogen CONFIRMs it has a new blockbuster drug and shares jump.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2011 Brian Orelli	Drug Duo Escapes Advisory Panel Unharmed Pfizer and Novartis are on their way to expanding their cancer drug indications.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Double the Approvals! Double the Fun! These twins will take it. sanofi-aventis and Novartis both received FDA approvals for their cancer drugs yesterday.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Positive Sign for Pharma Earnings Season Strong first-half results drove Novartis to increase its sales guidance for the year.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Avoid This Multibillion-Dollar Market It's just too crowded, but there's no doubt that psychiatric drugs are big business for some drugmakers.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	No Slowing Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company shows strength in nearly all its divisions. Novartis looks like a good investment for risk-adverse investors searching for a large-cap pharma stock.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Brian Orelli	This Cancer Drug's on a Roll Novartis' Afinitor scores another win.