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The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Boning Up on Pfizer's Drug Fablyn looks OK on paper, but that isn't going to cut it in the crowded osteoporosis market.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Them's the Breaks for Lilly The drugmaker cuts its losses after a disappointing trial on an osteoporosis drug.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Amgen's Bone-Loss Drug Faces Marketing Hurdles Amgen is likely to receive FDA approval for denosumab, its new biologic bone-loss drug, but it may be a hard sell against cheaper generics.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Little Surprise. Big Stock Move. Investors like Amgen's early approval;shares are up 9% today, well ahead of the overall market.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Still Waiting for Its Blockbuster Amgen announces a Food and Drug Administration delay for its long-awaited osteoporosis drug, Prolia, its treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Thank Goodness for Amgen's New Kids The old drugs are dragging down Amgen's growth.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Wing and a Prayer for Amgen Amgen announces data from its top pipeline drug candidate. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Bone Up On This Potential Blockbuster Amgen's denosumab passes another test on its way to potential blockbuster status.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Brian Orelli	Thinning Out the Pipeline The FDA says no to diet drugs from Sanofi-Aventis and Pfizer.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Brian Orelli	New Warnings Won't Sink ED Drug Sales Shockingly, new safety warnings won't hurt erectile dysfunction drugs. Any investor jumpiness should be looked at as a buying opportunity for smart investors.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	More Options for Healthy Bones? Novartis and Wyeth might be able to offer alternative treatments for osteoporosis, but the companies have a tough road ahead in this market.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Oops, Sorry About That, Pfizer The FDA says there's no problem with Spiriva after all.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	How to Keep From Losing Your Shirt More side effects for weight-loss drugs -- maybe.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Your Stocks Just Got Riskier It's been a busy week for the Food and Drug Administration, and not in the bust-out-the-champagne-we-got-an-approval way. Is the FDA cracking down on pharmaceutical companies?
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	FDA Says Hurray for More Drug Safety The FDA outlines its proposal to increase drug safety. Whatever the FDA does, pharmaceutical investors should hope that its renewed interest in drug safety doesn't make the already lengthy process of bringing drugs to market any longer.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Charly Travers	Amgen's Next Blockbuster An osteoporosis drug could give the company its next big winner. With a P/E back in the mid 20s, the company is valued such that Amgen shareholders should be rewarded in the future if products are successful.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Brian Lawler	Is the FDA Still Approving New Drugs? Lately the FDA seems more reluctant to approve new drugs than it once was. Let's take a look at the actual numbers from the past eight years.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Brian Orelli	Amgen Closes In on a Home Run Amgen already had a ball flying high above the outfield in its osteoporosis treatment, denosumab, but yesterday's clinical trial results were the wind that could push it out of the park.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Brian Orelli	Panel Kills Merck's Hope of OTC Status An FDA advisory panel isn't convinced that Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug MEVACOR deserves OTC status.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	One Drug, Two Names, Two Wildly Different Prospects Amgen double speaks for increased sales.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	Rebuilding Amgen's Bones Amgen's mass-market osteoporosis drug could help reassure antsy investors.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Life-and-Death Situation That Isn't Branded-drug makers aren't playing fair because they refuse to sell samples to generic drug makers.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Anatomy Of An Approved Drug An independent audit by the FDA provides a useful summary of the characteristics of drugs approved by the agency.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Will Denosumab Strengthen Amgen's Bones? Recently passing its phase 3 trial will help get denosumab on the market. But two big questions remain: how well it worked, and whether anyone will buy it, given the drug's plentiful rivals.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	One Last Look at Pre-Enhance Merck Investors show they care more about Merck's future than its Q4 results.
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 May 13, 2005 Karl Thiel	Boning Up on New Drugs Are new osteoporosis therapies compelling investments, or is the field too crowded?
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	Amgen's Back Shares of Amgen are up 40% from their lows in March. And for good reason.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Your Heart or Your Stomach? It must be disappointing to know that a label change on another drug -- one that isn't even your competition -- is going to hurt sales, but that's the position that Procter & Gamble and AstraZeneca find themselves in.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Carey & Barrett	Lessons From The Vioxx Fiasco What drugmakers, the FDA, doctors, and patients need to do.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Take Two on COX-2 FDA panel recommendations breathe new life into Merck and Pfizer's COX-2 pain medications. Looking ahead, investors should give a good, long look to the drug sector.
Chemistry World April 2, 2007	European Generics Suppliers Hit Generics drug manufacturers have lost a slice of their market with the reinstatement of a European patent covering Merck's multi-billion-dollar osteoporosis drug, Fosamax.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Brian Orelli	New FDA Regulations for Drugmakers To deal with a growing backlog of pending applications, the FDA plans to stop its first-come, first-served system.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Great Drugs Not Living Up to Their Potential How well a drug works is not the most important thing to consider when investing. Drugs that work don't always become blockbusters.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's a Bloated Garbage Heap of Stale Drugs Now Merck is planning on cutting 12% of its workforce in the hopes of saving $4 billion through 2013.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Make Money Off Baby Boomers They're getting older whether they like it or not and need blood pressure, osteoporosis, and arthritis drugs and therapies.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	What's Merck Doing? With a nice solid pipeline Merck is on its way to its goal of double-digit EPS growth through 2010.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wait for More Bad News on Merck Vioxx lawsuits will be an ever-present headline risk for a while, but I still believe it's highly unlikely that they'll do lasting damage to the business. That said, the nearly 30% rise in this stock since late '05 has taken a lot of the easy money off the table.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	Preventing Cancer, No Bones About It For Eli Lilly, the only thing better than having a drug with more than $1 billion in annual sales is getting it approved to treat more patients. That's what just happened with their cancer drug, EVISTA. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's Recovery Flushed Down Merck's best hope at recovery fails approval by the FDA.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Puts Safety First Increased FDA scrutiny may motivate the pharmaceutical's new drug-safety site.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	Allergic Reaction to Singulair News? The FDA warns the public about potential side effects of Merck's allergy treatment Singulair.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Schering and Merck: A Match Made in Purgatory Until Merck can show that it's capable of growing sales again, investors should be leery of stepping in, even with the dividend yield pushing 6%.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pipeline Checkup: Merck Has Potential The Schering-Plough acquisition has seemed to help.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	OK, Last Vioxx Settlement, Honest! What's another $58 million when Merck's already forking over $4.85 billion?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Two Pictures of a Drug Company Who should we believe? The FDA? Mylan's earnings report?
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	The Coming Great Pharma Panic The FDA's drug warning list provides dangerously little information.