Business
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May 7, 1996
Watson Pharmaceuticals buys generic drug developer Specifar
May 25, 2011
Shareholders of Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Circa Pharmaceuticals Inc. approved the merger of the two companies Monday, creating one of the nation’s largest makers of generic drugs.
July 18, 1995
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said profit this year and next would be below analysts’ estimates because of slow sales and high costs at its Schein Pharmaceutical unit, which Watson acquired last month.
Sept. 13, 2000
Allergan sues rival Watson
July 15, 2009
Drug maker Hoechst Marion Roussel said Tuesday that it will sell its generic drug subsidiary, Rugby Group Inc., to Corona-based Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Aug. 27, 1997
Watson Unit to Pay $2.7 Million to Settle U.S.
March 29, 1996
Shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. plunged 20% following the generic drug maker’s late Tuesday announcement that it expects lower earnings for the quarter because of low sales stemming from its recent buy of Schein Pharmaceutical Inc.
Sept. 14, 2000
Drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit rose about 22%, matching estimates, as recent acquisitions and its generic version of anxiety drug BuSpar boosted sales by 49%.
Aug. 15, 2001