41.   Basel-based pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche rank with competitors such as Monsanto, of St. Louis, among world leaders in the field.

42.   Basel-based pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche rank among world leaders in the field.

43.   But Sacher took seriously his responsibilities in the company management and helped guide the Swiss pharmaceutical giant to record profits year after year.

44.   Canada agreed to solely allow Bayer to supply the anti-anthrax drug Cipro in an emergency, avoiding a possible patent lawsuit by the Germany-based pharmaceutical giant.

45.   Ciba-Geigy shareholders Wednesday overwhelmingly approved merging with rival drug group Sandoz to create a new pharmaceutical giant, Novartis AG.

46.   Dogs that go nuts when their owners leave them for even a few minutes have hopes of calming down with a new medicine, pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday.

47.   In October, Cultor and Pfizer, a U.S. pharmaceutical giant, signed a preliminary agreement giving Cultor the sole right to negotiate buying FSG.

48.   It accused the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant of violating its own Internet privacy policy.

49.   It reaffirmed this plan last month when it announced plans to merge with rival Sandoz AG to form a single pharmaceutical giant.

50.   On Sunday, the Press Association reported that merger talks between the two British pharmaceutical giants may soon restart after being broken off in February.