NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.  Bill Chase, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and John M. Leonard, M.D., senior vice president and chief scientific officer, will take part in a question and answer session at 12:40 p.m. Central time.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that its investigational direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination with and without ribavirin for the treatment of genotype 1 (GT1) hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been designated as a Breakthrough Therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie today announced that undergraduate and graduate students living with cystic fibrosis (CF) can now apply for the AbbVie CF Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic school year.  

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

AMSTERDAM, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: ABBV)  – Results from "Aviator,"  AbbVie's phase IIb clinical trial of its investigational direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, continue to demonstrate high sustained viral response (SVR) rates against genotype 1 HCV, across patient types. Data show greater than 90 percent SVR were achieved in patients new to treatment and in patients who had previously failed treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (null responders). In addition, similar high SVR rates observed after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment in the Phase IIb trial reinforce the adequacy of the 12-week treatment duration for the investigational interferon-free, triple DAA combination.  The triple-DAA combination is currently being studied in Phase III clinical trials. Results will be featured in the official press conference at the 2013 International Liver Congress^® (ILC) in Amsterdam on Wednesday, April 24 at 11:00 CEST and presented on Thursday, April 25.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: ABBV) - Emmy-nominated actress Sofia Vergara is helping to raise awareness about the importance of diagnosing and treating hypothyroidism, a thyroid condition that affects millions of Americans, through a new campaign called "Follow the Script." The campaign, made possible by AbbVie, aims to educate individuals with hypothyroidism about the importance of being consistent with the treatment their doctor prescribes, and provides a "script" to ensure they consistently receive the medication prescribed by their doctor when they visit the pharmacy.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) declared a quarterly cash dividend and also authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1.5 billion of the Company's outstanding common stock.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie today confirmed it delivered strong sales growth with its marketed pharmaceutical products in 2012.  The proprietary pharmaceutical segment of Abbott, representing the majority of AbbVie's revenue, grew more than 8 percent globally on an operational basis, excluding a nearly 3 percent negative impact from foreign exchange.