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MMR and autism: Italy's courts get involved
An Italian health news website seems to have reported that an Italian court has ruled that an MMR vaccine caused autism in a child.
Roche cuts off Greek hospitals, weighs similar move in Spain
Roche has increased shipments of its drugs to Greek pharmacies. However, it's not shipping to some Greek hospitals that are behind--way behind--on their payments, which means some patients have to
Family owners eye bids for Italy's Rottapharm
On the heels of last week's news that family-owned Italian drugmaker Sigma Tau was up for sale, the family-owned Italian drugmaker Rottapharm|Madaus has hit the auction block, the Wall Street Journal
Philips, Siemens, Toshiba fined by Italian antitrust body
Italy's Antitrust Authority has hit Philips, Siemens and Toshiba Medical Systems with a combined $7.4 million fine over an alleged conspiracy to control the supply of certain medical devices to a
Italy's Sigma-Tau eyes sale of minority stake
Shopping for a drug-company stake? Almost half of Sigma-Tau may soon be available. A member of the Cavazza clan that owns the Italian drugmaker is looking at selling his 38 percent share, a move that
Italian drug studies trigger government price cuts
Italy is set to cut some drug prices, but it's not a deficit-reduction move. It's the outcome of a pay-for-performance program launched in 2007. Under that program, drugs would be studied in
Italian prime minister invests in biotechs
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has burnished his reputation as someone who likes to act much younger than most 73-year-olds. Now he's backing two biotech companies that are pursuing new
Italy aims to cut drug spending without discounts
Yet another European country has stepped forward with a drug-budgeting strategy--only this time, it doesn't include price cuts. Italy's health minister is promising to save money through broader use
Italians arrested in pay-for-approval scandal
A corruption scandal in Italy -- this time involving a pay-to-play scheme at AIFA, the pharma regulatory agency. Authorities arrested Pasqualino Rossi, Aifa's vice president and a senior rep at the
Novartis injects $816.5M in vaccine plant
Novartis is pledging to sink €600 million ($816.5 million) into new and expanded facilities in Italy, a local newspaper reports. The company would upgrade its vaccine research center in Siena to
