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The Motley Fool April 1, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Competitive Stab at King and Pain A new, dark-horse competitor, privately held Purdue Pharma, arrives to fight King Pharma and Pain Therapeutics.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pain Continues as Planned Pain Therapeutics reports on a successful phase 3 trial for its lead drug Remoxy.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	King Triples Down King Pharmaceuticals makes a risky all-in bet on an unproven market.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2008 Brian Lawler	Good News for Abuse-Resistant Drugs Drug developers working on harder-to-abuse pain remedies, including Pain Therapeutics, King Pharmaceuticals, and Alpharma, got a guarded thumbs-up from the FDA last week.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	King Pays a Modest Ransom King Pharmaceuticals, a prolific acquirer of other companies' drugs, announces that it had painlessly staked its claim to yet another.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Painful Letter from the FDA The FDA smacked down King Pharmaceuticals and Pain Therapeutics with a complete response letter for their application to market Remoxy, an abuse-resistant controlled-release form of oxycodone.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	We Hate Your Drug. And That's a Good Thing. This one's a pain for the clinical trial participants.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Brian Lawler	The One Development-Stage Drug Stock to Own Now With such a low level of Remoxy sales baked into its share price, and minimal clinical trial risk, investors who consider Pain Therapeutics around today's share price won't be hurting in the long run, if you assume there will be a viable market for abuse-resistant opioids.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	Alpharma on a Mission Alpharma investors take note, the company will launch its Flector pain patch this year, and has other pain drugs in its pipeline that could also make its future anything but painful.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	Presents or Coal From the FDA? Let's take a look at a few companies expecting FDA decisions this month and see whether they're more likely to get a present or a lump of coal in their marketing-application stockings.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2009 Robert Steyer	Seeking Gain From Pain King Pharmaceuticals tries to remake itself as a pain therapy company.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pain Therapeutics Pares Shares The small drugmaker announces a share buyback.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Brian Lawler	Amgen's Unsurprising Delay The FDA extends its review of an Amgen drug candidate.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011 Brian Orelli	Come on, Pfizer, Not Even a Little Hint? Remoxy is rejected, but why?
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Anatomy Of An Approved Drug An independent audit by the FDA provides a useful summary of the characteristics of drugs approved by the agency.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Brian Lawler	King's Unstoppable Urge to Merge King Pharmaceuticals announces it has increased its offer to acquire Alpharma, and it is now taking that bid directly to the shareholders.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Brian Lawler	A Date With Pain Pain Therapeutics prepares for a busy fourth quarter; shares have risen 30% recently in anticipation of upcoming phase 3 data results on oxycodone compound Remoxy. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Really? A 59% Share Price Jump for That? Justified or not, InterMune skyrockets ahead of an FDA panel meeting.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Brian Lawler	Amgen Rolls the Dice The Food and Drug Administration's impending ruling will determine the drugmaker's near-term fate. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	King Fights for Its Empire King Pharmaceuticals announces another good quarter of financial results. Investors should expect more product acquisitions in the coming years.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2008 Brian Lawler	Wait a Little Longer, Ligand The FDA delays its review of GlaxoSmithKline and partner Ligand Pharmaceutical's blood-disorder drug Promacta.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Real King of the Drug Pushers King Pharma is first up with a tamper-resistant morphine tablet.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2012 David Williamson	Durect Investors Feel the Pain A phase 3 failure of a lead drug crushes shares.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	2010 FDA Approvals and a Look Ahead Recent history can help us handicap FDA decisions.
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The Motley Fool November 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Better Late Than Never for Cymbalta Eli Lilly gets an expanded approval for Cymbalta.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Double Ouch! 2 Monster Drops in 2 Trading Days Perhaps investors in Pain Therapeutics and DURECT would have rather been kept in the dark about these FDA rejections.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2008 Brian Lawler	The Panelling on Amgen's Walls One FDA panel ruling is a win, another is much less upsetting than investors feared.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2008 Brian Lawler	Cephalon Convinces the Continent The pharmaceutical's lead pain drug gets approved for marketing in Europe.
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The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Brian Lawler	Direct Your Attention to DURECT Promising drug test results make DURECT a company to watch. The tiny drugmaker has a host of important milestones coming up over the next year.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	For Blockbuster Cancer Drugs, Approvals Are the Easy Part Don't get too excited. As an investor, you can lower your risk by investing in cancer drug companies after a clinical trial success but before an FDA approval, but you'll also reduce your reward.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Brian Lawler	Another Free Quarter of Pain If the Remoxy abuse-resistant platform technology produces more positive clinical trial results later in the year, investors should have plenty to cheer about.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2008 Brian Lawler	Sitting Tight in September This month, several drugmakers will hear about compounds awaiting approval, so we can expect some volatility in their share prices. Read on to see who's awaiting FDA news.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Portfolio Pain Relief Pain Therapeutics announces a significant development deal with King Pharmaceuticals. The company's stock is the largest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq -- up 48.9%.
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The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Brian Lawler	King Atop Its Throne After two quarters of middling revenue growth, drugmaker King Pharmaceuticals reported blowout sales and operating cash flow for its fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Pain-Free FDA Approval. More to Come? Oxecta gains FDA approval. Remoxy is up next.
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