Dutch health minister attacks Novartis over orphan drug price hike
January 15, 2019Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Lutathera, NL, Netherlands, Novartis, oncology
Dutch health minister Bruno Bairns has called for a meeting with Swiss multinational Novartis after the multibillion-dollar firm introduced a …
Scotland recommends Roche’s Perjeta for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer
January 15, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Breast cancer; Roche; Scotland, NHS, Perjeta, UK, pharma
Breast cancer patients in Scotland are set to receive an additional treatment option, as the Scottish Medicines Consortium announces its …
US Lawmaker launches investigation into pharma pricing practices
January 15, 2019Manufacturing and Production Bernie Sanders, Elijah cummings, congress, pharma, pricing, us politics
Congressman Elijah Cummings has launched an investigation into pharmaceutical pricing practices.The representative for Maryland’s 7th congressional district, on Monday requested …
AstraZeneca’s chief medical officer announces resignation amid wave of departures
January 14, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
AstraZeneca’s Sean Bohen has announced he will step down from his role as chief medical officer at the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker …
Living with Alström syndrome
January 14, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alström syndrome, patient experience, pharma, rare disease
Kay Parkinson lived the tragedy of seeing both of her children born with an ultra-rare condition, and the elusiveness of …
Seqirus secures first cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine approval in Europe
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing Europe, Flucelvax, flu, influenza, pharma, seqirus
Seqirus has made it known that its new cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine Flucelvax Tetra has been approved by the European …
Teva settles $135 million dollar fraud case over Medicaid price inflation
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing court, fraud, law, lawsuit, pharma, price fxing
Israeli multinational Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $135 million after being accused of fraudulently inflating wholesale prices that went …
Government appoints health minister from firm trying to win NHS contracts
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing NHS, corruption, digital, government, online, politics
The British Government has come under fire over the appointment of former Tory MP, Nicola Blackwood, as a junior minister …
EMA approves more new active substances in 2018, but total recommendations fall
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing EMA, EU, Europe, drug approvals, pahrma
2018 was a strong year for European approvals according to the EMA; the regulator has recently released its Human medicines …
Global Fund seeks £11bn as progress slows in fight against malaria, TB and HIV
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing Africa, Global Fund, HIV, TB, infectious diseases, malaria, tuberculosis
The Global Fund is seeking £11 billion worth of investment in an attempt to save 16 million lives in the …
Kyowa Hakko Kirin signs drug discovery deal with AI firm InveniAI
January 11, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development AI, InveniAI, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, artificial intelligence, drug discovery, pharma
Japanese pharma and biotech firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin is joining the growing trend of investing in artificial intelligence to bolster …
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January 11, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shire, Takeda, bristol myers squibb, death row, pharma, top 10
With the completion of Takeda’s £46 billion acquisition of Shire finally done, another even bigger merger was announced as US …
J&J joins in on industry price hiking; almost 500 drug prices increased in 2019 so far
January 11, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Stelara, US, Xarelto, Zytiga, pharma, price hikes
It’s only the second week of the New Year, and Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to hike the prices …
Sanders calls on Trump to support drug pricing bill
January 11, 2019Medical Communications Bernie Sanders, Trump, access, pharma, pricing
Senator Bernie Sanders has called on President Donald Trump to support new legislation aimed at cutting prices on prescription drugs. …
UK-Japan partnership to see collaboration on incurable diseases, green technology and AI
January 11, 2019Medical Communications AI, Japan, MRC, UK, international partnership, medicine, technology
A new partnership between the UK and Japan will see medical researchers and scientists join forces, in advancing research into …
Foundation medicine name Roche SVP as new CEO
January 10, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Roche subsidiary, Foundation Medicine, today announced the appointment of Roche’s senior vice president in global oncology, Cindy Perettie as the …
AstraZeneca to shut down twin Colorado manufacturing sites, impacting over 200 jobs
January 10, 2019Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, US, job cuts, pharma
UK-based drug firm AstraZeneca has revealed it is set to shed more than 200 positions from its operations at two …
Scientists develop treatment for all strains of Ebola
January 10, 2019Research and Development Ebola, primates, research UTMB, texas, zmapp
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas have developed a new experimental drug that protects …
NICE rejects Novartis’ Aimovig migraine injection for NHS use
January 10, 2019Sales and Marketing Aimovig, NICE, Novartis, migraine, pharma
It’s disappointing news for Novartis as NICE revealed that it had decided not to recommend Aimovig (erenumab) for routine NHS …
FDA approves record breaking 971 generic drugs in 2018
January 10, 2019Manufacturing and Production FDA, approval, generic drugs, generics, regulation
The FDA approved a record 971 generic drugs in the 2018 fiscal year, giving the go-ahead to 110 generics in …
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