JAZZ Pharmaceut-icals just got more alluring as a takeover target after adding to its suite of medicines for rare diseases.

WATERFORD received a much-needed employment boost yesterday when a pharmaceuticals company announced it will be creating 165 jobs over the next five years.

A panel of European experts yesterday backed the use of Elan’s painkiller Prialt, giving a fillip to Ireland’s leading drug maker.

Eli Lilly & Co’s appeal to protect research data on antidepressant Prozac should be rejected by the European Union’s highest court, a court aide said.