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					</url></image><item><title>AstraZeneca Seeks FDA Approval - Zibb.com</title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685470/AstraZeneca+Seeks+FDA+Approval</link><description>Recently, AstraZeneca plc (AZN) announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its blood clot preventer Brilinta (ticagrelor). Brilinta is an oral reversible P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonist for arterial thrombosis aimed to</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685470/AstraZeneca+Seeks+FDA+Approval</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:10:16 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds AstraZeneca AWP Settlement (PR News...
      </title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/US-Court-of-Appeals-Upholds-prnews-464568436.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</link><description>BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld an earlier District Court ruling yesterday, approving a settlement</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/US-Court-of-Appeals-Upholds-prnews-464568436.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca Submits US New Drug Application for Brilinta (Ticagre...
      </title><link>http://www.pharmiweb.com/pressreleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=11149</link><description>AstraZeneca today announced it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ticagrelor, an investigational oral antiplatelet treatment for the reduction of major adverse cardiac events in patients with a</description><guid>http://www.pharmiweb.com/pressreleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=11149</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.pharmiweb.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca Enters the Race for the Next Plavix (at Minyanville.c...
      </title><link>http://www.minyanville.com/articles/drug-cardiac-blood-thinner-plavix-brilinta-effient-minyanville/index/a/25552/from/yahoo</link><description>The pharmaceutical landscape is rapidly changing as patents for some of the blockbuster drugs of the last decade near expiration and other players try to grab some of the remaining revenues before ge</description><guid>http://www.minyanville.com/articles/drug-cardiac-blood-thinner-plavix-brilinta-effient-minyanville/index/a/25552/from/yahoo</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.minyanville.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca advances as it seeks US approval for anti-blood drug</title><link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2009/nov/19/astrazeneca</link><description>AstraZeneca added 16p to 2724.5p after it submitted an application to the US regulator for its blood clot preventer Brilinta</description><guid>http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2009/nov/19/astrazeneca</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.guardian.co.uk" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca PLC Asks for U.S. Approval of Brilinta</title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=163389&amp;full=1</link><description>This submission is based on the results of a comprehensive program, including data from PLATO (A Study of Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes), the Phase III head-to-head trial comparing ticagrelor plus aspirin with clopidogrel (PlavixÂ®) plus aspirin.</description><guid>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=163389&amp;full=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.biospace.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca Submits Brilinta NDA To FDA</title><link>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/health-care/astrazeneca-submits-brilinta-nda-fda/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxbusiness%2Fhealthcare+%28FOXBusiness.com+-+Industries+-+Health+Care%29</link><description>AstraZeneca Submits Brilinta NDA To FDA</description><guid>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/health-care/astrazeneca-submits-brilinta-nda-fda/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxbusiness%2Fhealthcare+%28FOXBusiness.com+-+Industries+-+Health+Care%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.foxbusiness.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca Submits US New Drug Application for Ticagrelor (BRILI...
      </title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astrazeneca-submits-us-new-drug-application-for-ticagrelor-brilintatm-an-investigational-antiplatelet-agent-70442922.html</link><description>AstraZeneca Submits US New Drug Application for Ticagrelor (BRILINTA(TM)), an Investigational Antiplatelet Agent.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astrazeneca-submits-us-new-drug-application-for-ticagrelor-brilintatm-an-investigational-antiplatelet-agent-70442922.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>Study: Statin may lower cardiovascular disease risk in women</title><link>http://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=123437&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DSNRssChannel+%28Drug+Store+News+RSS+channel%29</link><description>A drug used to lower cholesterol can also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in women by nearly half, according to results of a new study.</description><guid>http://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=123437&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DSNRssChannel+%28Drug+Store+News+RSS+channel%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.drugstorenews.com" /></item><item><title>Video: CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women ...
      </title><link>http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/astrazeneca/41189/</link><description>ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis of 6,801 women in the JUPITER study showed CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) 20 mg significantly reduced cardiovascular (CV) events (defined as the combined risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, arterial revascularization, hospitalization</description><guid>http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/astrazeneca/41189/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://multivu.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>Palatin Technologies F1Q10 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transc...
      </title><link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/173653-palatin-technologies-f1q10-qtr-end-9-30-09-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo</link><description>Before we begin our remarks, I would like to remind you that statements made by Palatin that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements.</description><guid>http://seekingalpha.com/article/173653-palatin-technologies-f1q10-qtr-end-9-30-09-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://seekingalpha.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca initiated with "equal weight"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1989636</link><description>NEW YORK, November 12 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Barclays Capital initiate coverage of AstraZeneca (ticker: AZN) with an "equal weight" rating. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1989636</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:31 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca lifted to buy, Roche cut to hold: RBS</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/astrazeneca-lifted-to-buy-roche-cut-to-hold-rbs-2009-11-09?siteid=rss</link><description>MADRID (MarketWatch) -- U.K. pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca was upgraded to buy from hold on Monday at Royal Bank of Scotland, which cited potential for strong cash flow generation. The investment bank said while there is litigation risk to AstraZeneca related to marketing over its schizophrenic</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/astrazeneca-lifted-to-buy-roche-cut-to-hold-rbs-2009-11-09?siteid=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:53:40 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Quintiles to handle AstraZeneca phase I trials (at bizjournals.co...
      </title><link>http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/11/02/daily9.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description>AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) says the arrangement will speed up the process for getting drugs to market by using the Durham-based clinical research organization’s global network.</description><guid>http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/11/02/daily9.html?ana=yfcpc</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:05:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://triangle.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Of One-Time Gains and Pipelines</title><link>http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2009/10/30/of-one-time-gains-and-pipelines.aspx</link><description>(NYSE: AZN) earnings report illustrates the nature of polar opposites with one-time gains and new drugs. One is to be largely ignored, while the other will drive the drugmaker's future. Revenue was 5% higher year over year, but about half of that was due to one-time gains.</description><guid>http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2009/10/30/of-one-time-gains-and-pipelines.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:10:30 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fool.com" /></item><item><title>Tempus: Concern over expiring patents takes the shine off AstraZe...
      </title><link>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/article6896265.ece</link><description>David Brennan, the chief executive of AstraZeneca, was upbeat yesterday as he unveiled a 27 per cent jump in pre-tax profit for the third quarter — better than expected — and increased his forecast for the year.</description><guid>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/article6896265.ece</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://business.timesonline.co.uk" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca sparkling set of results flatter to deceive</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/6462196/AstraZeneca-sparkling-set-of-results-flatter-to-deceive.html</link><description>Competition from generics is like to be bitter pill for AstraZeneca investors, while insurer Standard Life optimistically prepares for the arrival of new boss David Nish.</description><guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/6462196/AstraZeneca-sparkling-set-of-results-flatter-to-deceive.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:01 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk" /></item><item><title>One-time gains boost AstraZeneca's 3Q | Company Comment | Comment...
      </title><link>http://www.hemscott.com/news/comment-archive/item.do?id=79209</link><description>AstraZeneca reported strong third-quarter results that slightly exceeded our expectations. However, we don't anticipate any changes to our fair value estimate on the basis of the minor outperformance, particularly as the bulk of it was due to unsustainable gains.</description><guid>http://www.hemscott.com/news/comment-archive/item.do?id=79209</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:55:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.hemscott.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca quarterly earns up 22 percent</title><link>http://www.examiner.com/a-2293545~AstraZeneca_quarterly_earns_up_22_percent.html?cid=rss-Business</link><description>(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, reflections are seen on a sign outside the global headquarters of AstraZeneca in London. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC reported a 22 percent rise in third quarter net profit on Thursday, Oct. 29.</description><guid>http://www.examiner.com/a-2293545~AstraZeneca_quarterly_earns_up_22_percent.html?cid=rss-Business</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:32:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.examiner.com" /></item><item><title>Flu helps AstraZeneca lift outlook</title><link>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20091029/thl-uk-astrazeneca-8004a53.html</link><description>AstraZeneca increased its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Thursday as earnings jumped 28 percent, beating forecasts, helped by earlier-than-expected revenues</description><guid>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20091029/thl-uk-astrazeneca-8004a53.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://uk.news.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Drugmaker AstraZeneca See Profits Jump</title><link>http://www.industryweek.com/articles/drugmaker_astrazeneca_see_profits_jump_20285.aspx</link><description>Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Oct.29 its third-quarter net profit rose 22.3% from the level 12 months ago to $2.115 billion dollars.</description><guid>http://www.industryweek.com/articles/drugmaker_astrazeneca_see_profits_jump_20285.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:09:01 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.industryweek.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca sees early swine flu boost</title><link>http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59S2JW20091029?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=businessNews</link><description>LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca increased its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Thursday as earnings jumped 28 percent, beating forecasts, helped by earlier-than-expected revenues from</description><guid>http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59S2JW20091029?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=businessNews</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://uk.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca ups outlook as flu and Crestor shine - Reute...
      </title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPharmaceuticals%20-%20Generic%20&amp;%20Specialty/idUSLT22495620091029</link><description>* Q3 core earnings of $1.68 tops $1.38 consensus * Sales $8.2 bln vs $7.9 bln consensus * 2009 EPS now seen $6.20-6.40 vs $5.70-6.00 previously * Deal reached on Philadelphia probe on Seroquel</description><guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPharmaceuticals%20-%20Generic%20&amp;%20Specialty/idUSLT22495620091029</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:02:19 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>AstraZeneca 3Q earns up 22 percent</title><link>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/29/financial/f042854D47.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</link><description>Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC has reported an 22 percent rise in third quarter net profit, boosted by initial sales of its swine flu vaccine and delayed entry of generic drug competition in the United States. Thursday's earnings report showed net...</description><guid>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/29/financial/f042854D47.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:29:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.sfgate.com" /></item><item><title>Cancer Beats AstraZeneca - Forbes.com</title><link>http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/28/zactima-cancer-astrazeneca-business-healthcare-astrazeneca.html?feed=rss_business_healthcare</link><description>In a big setback for AstraZeneca, the British drugmaker withdrew its application for approval of its experimental lung cancer drug Zactima after new data from big trials showed that the drug did not extend the lives of lung cancer patients.</description><guid>http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/28/zactima-cancer-astrazeneca-business-healthcare-astrazeneca.html?feed=rss_business_healthcare</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">AstraZeneca Plc</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:23:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.forbes.com" /></item></channel></rss>