Sources: Tauzin to head drug trade group
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Retiring US Rep. Billy Tauzin, former House Commerce Committee chairman and a principal architect of the prescription drug benefit for Medicare, will become the new president and CEO of
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NEW YORK, November 30  - Merck &amp; Co (MRK.NYS) has adopted a new compensation plan aimed at retaining its senior management officials in case of a possible takeover.
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Orioles OF Jay Gibbons joins the list of players asked to meet with baseball officials after being linked to a Florida pharmacy that distributed prescription performance-enhancing drugs.
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Afghanistan&#39;s Helmand province,  heartland of Taliban guerrillas fighting NATO forces, is about  to become the world&#39;s largest drug supplier, the United Nations  said on Tuesday.
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Looks like the drugmaker will be spending even more time in court.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The former boss of the Cali  drug cartel, who once controlled most of the world's cocaine  trade, was sent to the United States on Friday to face  trafficking and money laundering charges.
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BONN, Mar 13 (IPS) - Europe's highest-ranking trade official has  claimed  that the entire African, Pacific and  Caribbean (ACP)  bloc is committed to reaching controversial free trade  deals  with the EU by  the end of this year. Not everyone from the ACP  group thinks so.
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Bogota - Former drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, head of the powerful Cali drug cartel, was en route to the United States early on Saturday after being handed over to American anti-narcotics officials the night before, a Colombian official said.
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NEW YORK, October 12  - The global pharmaceutical giant, Merck &amp; Company (MRK.NYS) plans to appoint a new CEO by the end of next year.
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Express Scripts Inc., a provider of prescription drug processing services, on Thursday named George Paz chief executive, effective April 1. Paz, 49, succeeds Barrett Toan, who will continue as chairman.
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Afghanistan's already booming drugs trade is likely to grow even more this year, the head of foreign troops in the country said on Wednesday, warning this would bankroll the Taliban insurgency.
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The group developing a big Kazakhstan field may be reaching an accord with the irate state.
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Algeria's largest Islamic rebel group  with ties to al Qaeda said it has appointed a new chief, known  as an explosives expert, as it tries to regroup following the  loss of key leaders in recent gun battles with authorities.
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The PGA Tour expects to formulate an anti-doping policy by the end of this year following lengthy consultation with its counterparts around the world.
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Retiring Rep. Billy Tauzin will become head of the pharmaceutical industry's top lobbying group next month after leaving his post as head of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry.
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CEO is set to be replaced by firm's president, Alan Schwartz, according to news reports.
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China will step up its battle against fake and dangerous drugs, deepening a probe into pharmaceutical production following a scandal involving a former senior safety official, state media said on Friday.