27 September 2013Americas

Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to squash pay-for-delay challenge

A federal judge has denied AstraZeneca’s motions to dismiss claims challenging its pay-for-delay deals with three generic pharmaceutical companies in connection to heartburn drug Nexium.

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