Hot Watch List: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Drugmaker Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Actavis PLC and its affiliates in a New Jersey federal court over its bid with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of company’ prescription weight-loss drug Qsymia. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was -0.19% in last session and…

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Hot Watch List: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today upheld a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware finding Bristol-Myers Squibb’s entecavir compound claim of U.S. Patent No. 5,206,244 invalid. Teva’s ANDA for entecavir has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food…

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News Buzz: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD), AngioDynamics (NASDAQ:ANGO), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)

Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline are among pharmaceutical companies whose shares advanced after announcing $115 billion of acquisition plans since the end of March. “It’s been like a game of Pac-Man,” said Timothy Chiang, an analyst at CRT Capital Group. Mylan has attempted to negotiate a takeover of Meda, while Chiang said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)…

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Drug Stocks In News: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Allergan (NYSE:AGN), Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX), ISIS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) announces the launch of the generic equivalent to Lunesta(R) (Eszopiclone Tablets, CIV), 1, 2 and 3 mg, in the United States. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance was -0.68% in last session and finished the day at $49.61. Traded volume was 2,806.00million shares in the last session…

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Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) is one of half a dozen drugmakers that have been rolling out generics of Eli Lilly’s ($LLY) top-selling blockbuster Cymbalta. The others are going to roll past the Israeli drugmaker after it recalled more than 1 million bottles of the antidepressant. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance…

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Healthcare Movers: Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), Pernix Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTX), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA)

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT) is lower after the company reported mixed Q4 and full-year 2013 earnings, as well as releasing results for its Phase 3 POISE trial. Shares are now down 10.71% at $412.75, but are still at the higher end of its 52-week range of $30.38 – $497.00 On Friday, Intercept (NASDAQ:ICPT) reported a…

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