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Biotech / Medical : Centocor ( CNTO ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Pancho Villa who wrote (532)	2/1/1998 12:07:00 PM
From: SG	Respond to of 965

As CNTO owner, I also have personal stake in Avakine-son has Crohn's. Does this stuff work? You guys know links to any trials info sites?

To: Pancho Villa who wrote (532)	2/1/1998 2:37:00 PM
From: PawPr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 965

I think any merger between Glaxo and Smithkline would come under serious antitrust scrutiny. For example, Glaxo ( with Zovirax and Valtrex ) and Smithkline ( with Famvir ) have the only effective systemic antiherpes drugs on the market. I bet the feds would make them sell off some overlapping product lines before a merger could go through. As for IPIC, it seems to me that all the bad news is out, they've got a stroke drug before the FDA that they claim works, and the chart looks like its bottoming. I'd cover any short position; it looks too risky from here out. As for me, I've got two positions in companies that are being bought out ( DEC and IPCI ), so I'll have some extra $$$ to invest soon. Any ideas? BT