Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning

Good morning, everyone. And a soggy one, it is. Buckets of rain have been falling on the Pharmalot corporate campus. Nonetheless, our spirits are sunny. You know our mantra - every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift. And we mean it. So we are ignoring the cloudy skies with a delicious cup of stimulation - our flavor today is Southern Pecan - and keeping busy by reading all manner of interesting things. Here, in fact, are a few for you. Have a great day...

Lilly Wins Approval Of $4.5M Zyprexa Deal With Health Providers (Bloomberg News)

Pfizer Contraceptive Seized In India For Misbranding (PharmaBiz)

Biogen CEO Tries To Refill Pipeline He Decimated (Dow Jones)

Novartis Board Member Sold 1.4 Million Shares (Bloomberg News)

Oxytocin Hormone Makes Mothers Kinder (ABC News)

UK's NICE Says No To Sanofi Prostate Cancer Drug (Pharma Times)

Abbott Will Not Bid On Pfizer Nutrition Unit (Crain's Chicago Business)

Charles River Refuses To Comment On Takeover Reports (Outsourcing Pharma)

Indian Pharmas Form Alliance To Improve Manufacturing (Financial Express)

Teva Eyes More Acquistions In Asia (Pharma Times)

Amgen CEO-To-Be Sees Higher Sales This Year (Los Angeles Times)

Statins Linked To Diabetes Risks (Associated Press)

NY Prescription Drug Database Bill Gets A Lift (New York Daily News)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Please check this post for updates throughout the morning

rain pic thx to sterlic on flickr