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12 November 2013Americas

Shire acquires ViroPharma in $4.2 billion orphan drug deal

UK-based drugmaker Shire plc announced on November 11 that it had acquired rare disease biopharmaceutical company ViroPharma in an agreement worth approximately $4.2 billion.

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