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Scolr Pharma Inc. said it's gotten a go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration regarding testing of its 12-hour, extended- release ibuprofen product aimed at dental pain.

Sciele Pharma Inc. reported an 11.5 percent decline in net income for the first quarter. (SCRX)

The Safeway Foundation has donated $2 million to University of California, San Francisco, to help fund breast cancer research and the anticipated June launch of a web site matching patients with clinical trials, UCSF and Safeway Inc.'s philanthropic arm said Wednesday. (SWY)

Hospira Inc., a Lake Forest, Ill.-based specialty pharmaceuticals and drug delivery systems manufacturer with a large Austin presence, has acquired Sculptor Developmental Technologies. (HSP)

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Merck & Co. Inc. over deficiencies found at its vaccine manufacturing facility in West Point, Pa. (MRK)