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UK: AstraZeneca strikes $600 million deal with Dublin-based Actavis

 |  February 5, 2015

AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would buy Actavis’ branded respiratory drug business in the United States and Canada for an initial $600 million.

The U.K. drug maker is seeking to boost its pipeline through deals and partnerships, and has been bulking up its respiratory drug business. Last year they made a deal to buy a portfolio of inhaled drugs from Spanish Almirall.

 

Full Content: The Financial Times

 

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