> GlaxoSmithKline has won Japanese approval for its HPV vaccine Cervarix. Report
> Cardium Therapeutics has announced a $6 million registered direct offering. Report
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> The pharma sales rep bloodbath continues. Bristol-Myers Squibb has axed one-fourth of the sales force for its antipsychotic drug Abilify. Report
> The government crusade against "pay-for-delay" patent settlements continues--this time, in the U.S. Report
> Another day, another third-quarter financial cascade. Today, the numbers come from Cubist Pharmaceuticals and OSI Pharmaceuticals. And we get a preview of the big earnings announcements coming up from Pfizer and Merck. Earnings report
And Finally... As if to underscore the difficulty of keeping online-marketing rules current, Google has launched Sidewiki. It's a toolbar extension that adds a "sidebar" where people can comment on any and every website, plus respond to other comments. As Advertising Age notes, it's a potential thicket of trouble for pharma. Report