News and FDA Updates for Watson (NYSE:WPI), ZOLL (Nasdaq:ZOLL), ZIOPHARM (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

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On 12/04/09, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:WPI), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida, filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to market its 8mg ramelteon tablets prior to the expiration of a patent owned by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.Watson's 8mg ramelteon tablet product is a generic version of Takeda's Rozerem®, which is indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep onset.

On 12/04/09, ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq:ZOLL) announced it will participate in a conference call hosted by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 10:30am EST to discuss the LifeVest® wearable defibrillator business.

On 12/04/09, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 15,484,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 7,742,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $3.10 per unit.

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