Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

During the trial, palbociclib — a pill — was combined with the standard anti-estrogen treatment Letrozole. The combined treatment resulted in a 26.1 month progression-free survival rate compared with only 7.5 months for Letrozole alone. Under development by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), the medication used in the study is a selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4 and 6. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was -1.06% … Continue reading Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

Healthcare Active runners: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY)

Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) has announced that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Company’s Copaxone certiorari petition, and will hear its appeal of a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that invalidated the claim of U.S. Patent 5,800,808. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance was 1.39% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Healthcare Active runners: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY)

Congress jumped into the health care game (again) by “complaining” that Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)’s hepatitis drug was priced too high. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 3.92% in last session and finished the day at $73.64. Traded volume was 19.50million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 13.29million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.55. Gilead … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Bristol-Myers Squib (NYSE:BMY), 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 loss per share of $0.64, compared to a loss of … Continue reading Healthcare Movers: Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), Pernix Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTX), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA)

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ARNA ) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS ) in early 2012 as each company headed into their regulatory reviews with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for their respective obesity medications. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was -2.84% in last session and finished the day at $6.49. Traded volume was 6.83million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Active Stocks Healthcare: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA)

Shares of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PPHM ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer, dipped as much as 11% after reporting its third-quarter earnings results. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) stock performance was -8.05% in last session and finished the day at $2.40. Traded volume was 14.14million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.31million shares. … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)