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Mixed results for AstraZeneca in high-profile Brilinta study

March 17, 2015
Sales and Marketing American College of Cardiology, AstraZeneca, Brilinta, EMA, FDA, ticagrelor

Experts say AstraZeneca is at risk of ‘diminishing returns’ in the clinical advantages of its blood-thinning drug Brilinta, after it …

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Novartis blood cancer drug given EU nod

March 17, 2015
Sales and Marketing Cancer, EU, Jakavi, Novartis, oncology, polycythemia vera, ruxolitinib

Novartis’ blood cancer drug Jakavi has been given the green light in Europe to treat adult patients with polycythemia vera …

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Sanofi affiliate to supply 37 million vaccines

March 17, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing GAVI, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, Shantha Biotechnics, shan5, vaccines

Sanofi’s vaccines division Sanofi Pasteur has confirmed its affiliate Shantha Biotechnics in India has delivered the first 400,000 doses of …

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Big pharma partners with government over $100m dementia fund

March 17, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Biogen IDEC, GSK, J&J, JJ, Pfizer, government, jp morgan, lilly

Lilly, Pfizer, GSK, J&J and Biogen Idec are set to join a $100m Dementia Discovery Fund to boost research into …

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23andMe assigns chief scientific officer to new unit

March 17, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andm3, Richard Scheller

US personal genetics firm 23andMe has created a new therapeutics group and appointed pharma veteran Richard Scheller as chief science …

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23andMe to move into drug development

March 16, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, Genentech, Pfizer, google

The Google-backed DNA test company 23andMe has announced plans to start using genetic data to design new drugs. In recent …

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NHS is struggling to improve cancer care

March 16, 2015
Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, Department of Health, NHS, NHS England, oncology

The Department of Health and NHS England are struggling with the demand required to improve its cancer services according to …

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Sanofi and Amgen cholesterol drugs shine

March 16, 2015
Sales and Marketing Amgen, PCSK9, Repatha, Sanofi, alirocumab, evolocumab, praluent

Two large Phase III studies of Sanofi’s Praluent and Amgen’s Repatha have found the biologic cholesterol-lowering drugs are more effective …

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Boehringer eyes Ofev success in IPF and beyond

March 16, 2015
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Esbriet, Roche, ingelheim, inpulsis, ipd, ofev

Experts say the launch of Boehringer Ingelheim’s new treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) offers stiff competition to Roche’s Esbriet …

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Drug development contracts: can lessons be learned from healthcare delivery?

March 16, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCG, CRO, Les Rose, NHS, drug development, trials

There is a very good question to ask at the beginning of every project: “What does success look like?” If …

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Recipharm appoints quality management VP

March 16, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Recipharm, thomas beck

Contract development and manufacturing organisation Recipharm has appointed Thomas Beck to the new senior role of vice president of quality …

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Pharma pays £310 million underwriting UK meds bill

March 13, 2015
Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, PPRS, body, department, health pricing, pharma

Pharma has made a fourth quarter payment of £81 million to underwrite the 2014 UK medicines bill under the Pharmaceutical …

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BMS resubmits hepatitis C drug

March 13, 2015
Sales and Marketing BMS, NDA, daclatasvir gilead, hepatitis C, sovaldi

Bristol-Myers Squibb has resubmitted its hepatitis C (HCV) treatment for FDA approval despite previously backing out, as it spots a …

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Blow for Pfizer as Lyrica misses target

March 13, 2015
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A late-stage study of Pfizer’s Lyrica has failed to demonstrate it has any significant pain reduction in patients with fibromyalgia. …

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GSK sells off stake in Aspen for $853m

March 13, 2015
Sales and Marketing Africa, China, GSK, Novartis, Singapore, aspen, merger, redfern

GlaxoSmithKline has sold off half its stake in South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare in a move that will net the British …

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Takeda gets NICE nod for bowel treatment

March 13, 2015
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Takeda’s Entyvio becomes the first NICE approved gut-selective treatment for UK patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) – a long-term condition …

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AXON Communications adds five to London team

March 13, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Axon, bilotta, burns, peregrin, treadwell, ura

UK healthcare comms and PR firm AXON Communications has added five new members to its team in London. Lucie Burns …

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J&J pleads guilty over children’s contaminated medicine

March 12, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, J&J, JJ, McNeil, OTC, Tylenol, consta, hamburg, recall

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer division McNeil has pleaded guilty and will pay fines of $25 million for wrongdoings regarding its …

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NHS backtracks on Cancer Drugs Fund de-listings

March 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Afinitor, CDF, Cancer Drugs Fund, England, Halaven, NHS, Novartis, everolimus

NHS England is expected to perform a U-turn on several decisions to remove treatments from the cancer drugs fund when …

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Endo attempts to outbid Valeant for Salix Pharma

March 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Endo, Valeant, merger, outbid, pharma, salix

Endo has joined the race for Salix, the firm that Valeant reached a $14.5 billion agreement to purchase last month. …

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