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Amylin signs weight-loss drug deal with Takeda

NEW YORK (AP) — Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it could potentially receive more than $1 billion from a partnership with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. on potential weight-loss treatments.

Company shares climbed nearly 10 percent in trading Monday, despite an announcement that government regulators strengthened warning labels on company's diabetes treatment Byetta.

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