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Lilly Enters Diabetes Alliance With German Drug Maker

Eli Lilly joins with Boehringer Ingelheim to market new drugs.
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Prescriptions: This Week’s Health Industry News

An F.D.A. panel considers what to do about menthol flavoring in cigarettes.

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Prescriptions: Medicare Contractor Will Pay for Avastin During Appeal

A contractor that had announced it would stop payments for use of the drug to treat breast cancer has now reversed course, for now.

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