Needham & Company Maintains a 'Hold' on Forest Laboratories (FRX); Christmas Comes Early

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Jefferies Maintains a 'Buy' on Forest Laboratories (FRX); Quickly Moving Into Pole Position

August 31, 2012 7:49 AM EDT

Jefferies maintains a 'Buy' on Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) price target of $41.00.

Analyst, Corey Davis, said, "With yet another big win for Forest's (and partner Ironwood's (Nasdaq: IRWD)) R&D team, linaclotide (new brand name Linzess)... More

Cantor Fitzgerald Reiterates a 'Sell' on Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD); Shares Still Overvalued

August 31, 2012 7:33 AM EDT

Cantor Fitzgerald reiterates a 'Sell' on Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD) price target of $8.00.

Analyst, Irina Rivkind, said, "We already incorporated assumptions for 2012 Linzess (linaclotide) approval in our numbers for both Ironwood and partner Forest (assume load-in revenues of $10M for 4Q:12). We do model... More

FDA Approves IBS-C Treatment Linzess (IRWD) (FRX)

August 30, 2012 11:05 AM EDT

Below is the FDA press release related to approval of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: IRWD) and Forest Labs' (NYSE: FRX) Linzess:

Press Release:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults.

According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 63 million people are affected by chronic constipation. Chronic idiopathic constipation is a diagnosis given to those who experience persistent constipation and do not respond to standard... More