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The Motley Fool July 28, 2011 Melly Alazraki	J&J or Novartis? Novartis' businesses are an investor's delight; J&J's improving but isn't there yet.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Catastrophes at Novartis Novartis stays on track with its third-quarter results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	No Slowing Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company shows strength in nearly all its divisions. Novartis looks like a good investment for risk-adverse investors searching for a large-cap pharma stock.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You Need More Than Just a Low-Margin Business Teva Pharmaceuticals, arguably the largest generic-drug maker, can use economies of scale more easily than smaller companies like Watson Pharmaceuticals or Par Pharmaceutical, but it's still pushing further into branded drugs.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Nice, Novartis, Very Nice CEO Daniel Vasella leaves on a high note.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Positive Sign for Pharma Earnings Season Strong first-half results drove Novartis to increase its sales guidance for the year.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Teva Pharmaceutical This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Today's Buy Opportunity: Teva Pharmaceutical Take advantage of this growing generic-drug maker.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Strong Dollar Can Hurt Novartis makes it through a hard quarter.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Don't Need Your Contacts In to See This Deal Novartis acts first to grab the rest of Nestle's stake in Alcon.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Brian Lawler	Novartis Sees More Growth Ahead Novartis makes one of the largest acquisitions in health-care history.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Swine Flu Doesn't Need to Save Novartis The company is looking healthy all on its own.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Robert Steyer	Will Teva Be Forced to Take Its Own Medicine? Teva's biggest source of revenue and profit, the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, is facing a patent challenge.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Brian Lawler	No Earnings Holes for Novartis The drugmaker holds its own in Q1; all three of its major divisions experienced sales growth, even in the face of some tough comparisons to last year.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Teva Raises the Barr Generic drugs are likely to be a major solution that governments use to tackle the problem of rising health-care costs, and the new, larger Teva looks well-poised to grab that growth as it happens.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2011 Brian Orelli	Teva's Mixed Bag Diversification sure helps.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Branded? Generic? They're Both Doing Great! Teva Pharmaceuticals registers strong growth on both fronts.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine Momenta Pharmaceuticals and Novartis are challenging the patents on Teva Pharmaceutical's blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Eyes Generic Growth Two partnerships in one day? Oh my!
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva's Steady Growth Generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has been a good defensive play during the severe downturn in the market.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Sean Williams	Pharma's Most Impervious Pipeline An investment in generics doesn't have to be a bad thing.
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Watson Gets Less Generic Branded sales were up while generics fell for the year, which made Watson Pharmaceutical a more balanced company.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	These Swiss Don't Miss Aside from a hiccup in margins, Novartis' drug business continues to shine. This pharma is a solid middle-of-the-road play with reasonable valuation, a solid pipeline, and a not-so-secret weapon in its Sandoz generics business.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Rough Quarter for Generic-Drug Makers Investors rocked the smaller companies the most.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Teva's Branded-Drug Binge For a company that's a generic-drug maker, Teva Pharmaceuticals sure does like its branded drugs. Despite the warts the company is ponying up $6.2 billion to buy Cephalon.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Brian Gorman	Novartis Embraces Generics The company is taking a different path from its branded pharmaceutical peers. The company's strategy may make its stock worth a closer look.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's Double-Edged Sword Nice quarter, but where will future growth come from?
BusinessWeek January 7, 2010 Capell & Doherty	What Novartis Sees in Eye Care Novartis CEO Dan Vasella's $50 billion bet on Alcon could help insulate it from the vagaries of the drug business.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Pharma Goes Generic In the battle against generic rivals, it seems pharmaceutical companies would rather switch than fight. A pair of deals heralds Big Pharma's latest moves into the generic-drug world. See what Novartis and sanofi-aventis recently did.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva: Hold Until Things Turn Ugly Despite the drugmaker's recent success, its future looks precarious.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Generic Growth, With a Side of Sashimi A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2011 Eric Bleeker	Where Is Teva Pharmaceuticals Finding Growth? Teva should see its sales continue to climb, especially in already booming international markets.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2006 Joanna Breitstein	Back Page: The Case for Diversity Variety is the spice of life - and the future of Big Pharma.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Brian Orelli	Pharma Focus Is Good For Your Portfolio Build your own portfolio.
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The Motley Fool May 5, 2009 Brian Orelli	Generic Growth, Acquisition Style Sales at Teva Pharmaceuticals were up 22% year over year, but don't bust out the champagne just yet.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Sluggish Bristol-Myers Squibb Generic erosion is going to chew away revenue and profits. Investors, at today's prices, there are just too many other better ideas to go after.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Welcome to Club Biogeneric, Pfizer! The megadrugmaker jumps on the biogeneric bandwagon.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	Loss of a Settlement Option Earlier this month the Federal Trade Commission came out with a report arguing for limited patent protection for drugs made by biotech companies. Now it's ratcheting up its complaints about pharmaceutical and generic-drug companies as well.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets Less Generic The generic-drug maker makes a major push into branded-drug development.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Brian Lawler	Nothing Can Stop Novartis! Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has bucketloads of cash, and apparently, it isn't afraid to use them.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	All Growth, All the Time This generic-drug maker is no value play.
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The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Marches On While reported profits are masked by some charges, this Swiss drug company is still delivering the goods. Throw in a solid pipeline and a reasonable valuation, and the stock could still be worth a look for new money in the pharmaceutical space.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis' Over-the-Counter Tonic Novartis' latest purchase suggests a commitment to making itself a well-rounded pharma giant. Future margins may not be as high as they once were, but if the company can produce a lot more cash flow, investors won't mind a bit.
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