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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 10, 2020
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The World Health Organization features prominently in the news this week, as it discontinued trials into the viability of hydroxychloroquine, …

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J&J under fire from 170 nonprofits to halt baby powder sales worldwide because it contains asbestos

July 9, 2020
Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, pharma, talc

In the latest chapter in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-related woes, the company is being pressured by group of over 170 …

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NICE recommends Takeda’s Adcetris for previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma

July 9, 2020
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NICE has announced it has recommended Takeda’s Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (CHP), for use …

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Regeneron seals $450m BARDA contract to scale up production of its COVID-19 vaccine

July 9, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BARDA, Operation Warp Speed, Regeneron, US, vaccine COVID-19

Regeneron has revealed that REGN-COV2, its two-antibody vaccine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, has been awarded a manufacturing …

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Pakistani government takes away pharmaceutical companies’ power to raise drug prices

July 9, 2020
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The government of Pakistan has decided to abolish all sections of the Drugs Pricing Policy, which will take away pharmaceutical …

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Majority of people who test positive for COVID-19 have no symptoms, according to ONS study

July 9, 2020
Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus, testing

Most people who test positive for COVID-19 do not have symptoms of the virus when tested, according to the Office …

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European green light for Lynparza in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer

July 8, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Europe, MSD, lynparza

The European Commission has awarded approval to AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) for germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer, with …

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COVID-19 impact on England’s cancer services could lead to 35,000 excess deaths

July 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Cancer, England, coronavirus

New data emerging from DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer has shone a light on the potential toll …

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Trump moves to formally remove the US from the World Health Organization

July 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Trump, WHO

President Donald Trump has formally moved to end the US membership of the World Health Organization. He has notified both …

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

July 8, 2020
Research and Development Brazil, COVID-19, President of Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, has tested positive for COVID-19 and says he treating the virus with hydroxychloroquine. The …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

July 8, 2020
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Coronavirus lockdowns and immunity feature in the news this week, with the UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 …

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UK universities join forces for early-stage COVID-19 therapy testing platform

July 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, coronavirus

A coalition of UK universities have come together to build a new clinical trial and drug testing platform to evaluate …

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Scientists urge World Health Organization to reconsider stance on COVID-19 airborne spread

July 7, 2020
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239 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to put more focus on assessing the possible …

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Emergent forges five-year partnership to produce one billion doses of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine

July 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Emergent, J&J, JJ, Janssen, coronavirus

As many pharma firms move to secure upscaled manufacturing capacity for their potential COVID-19 vaccines, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen has …

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Johnson & Johnson cuts price of anti-TB medicine in poorer countries

July 7, 2020
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Johnson & Johnson have announced that it will cut the price of its tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, sold under the brand …

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Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, dies from cancer

July 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production Purdue, opioid, opioid crisis

Jonathan Sackler, son of Purdue Pharma founder Raymond Sackler, died on 30 June from cancer, according to the company. He …

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Tesla to offer “microfactories” to scale up production of CureVac’s potential COVID-19 vaccine

July 6, 2020
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Electric car firm Tesla has announced it will be supplying mobile molecular printer capacity to German firm CureVac, and possibly …

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ViiV Healthcare secures FDA approval for Rukobia combo in multidrug-resistant HIV-1

July 6, 2020
Sales and Marketing FDA, HIV, ViiV Healthcare

ViiV Healthcare, the HIV specialist majority owned by GSK which also counts Shionogi and Pfizer among its shareholders, has secured …

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US moving remdesivir supplies to COVID-19 hotspots

July 6, 2020
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The US government is sending significant remdesivir supplies to states that are being hit hardest by the coronavirus. Florida, Arizona …

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Florida issues warning over ‘brain-eating’ amoeba

July 6, 2020
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The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning over a rare case of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after one person has …

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