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Moderna to begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in 30,000 people starting in July

June 12, 2020
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Moderna is to start testing 30,000 people with its coronavirus vaccine beginning in July, after progressing through various trials. The …

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Mylan and Biocon’s Semglee, biosimilar to Sanofi’s Lantus, approved by FDA for type 1 and 2 diabetes

June 12, 2020
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Mylan and Biocon have scored FDA approval with their insulin glargine injection Semglee, a biosimilar to Sanofi’s Lantus, in both …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

June 12, 2020
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The news this week continues to be dominated by breakthroughs in COVID-19 treatments, with a US clinical trial of the …

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Coronavirus has caused widespread disruption to cancer care in England

June 12, 2020
Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus

Figures show that cancer care in England has faced major disruption due to a big drop in referrals from GPs …

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Study finds that MDMA has long-term benefits for treating PTSD

June 11, 2020
Business Services MDMA, PTSD

PTSD patients being treated with MDMA experience numerous beneficial effects that hold strong for well after a year after completing …

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MSD’s Keytruda misses the mark at Phase 3 in advanced bladder cancer

June 11, 2020
Research and Development MSD< Keytruda, bladder cancer, pharma, trial failure

MSD has announced the disappointing findings that its anti-PD-1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), when used either alone or combined with chemotherapy, …

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Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody treatments could be available by September

June 11, 2020
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An antibody therapy for coronavirus could be available from Eli Lilly as early as September, according to one of its …

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AbbVie and Genmab sign drug development and commercialisation deal worth up to $4bn

June 11, 2020
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AbbVie has joined forces with Genmab to develop and commercialise three of the latter’s early-stage Genmab drug products – epcoritamab …

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Leading pharmaceutical companies sued in US for conspiring to drive up generics prices

June 11, 2020
Business Services drugs, generics, lawsuit, price fixing, price-fixing

26 pharmaceutical companies are being sued by most US states for allegedly conspiring to reduce competition and drive up generic …

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How digital therapeutics are revolutionising healthcare

June 10, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing digital therapeutics, feature, pharma

Digital health covers everything from algorithms identifying new drug combinations, to mobile phone apps to help patient adherence. The past …

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Ex-GSK exec named as Chief Medical Officer at Immatics Biotechnologies

June 10, 2020
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Immatics Biotechnologies welcomed former GlaxoSmithKline executive Dr Cedrik Britten to the company as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on …

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Number of people waiting for NHS treatment could double to 10 million due to pandemic

June 10, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

The backlog of people waiting for treatment on the NHS could reach as high as 10 million people by Christmas …

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Vertex scores EU approval for cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco in R117H+ children and adolescents

June 10, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kalydeco, Vertex, cystic fibrosis, ivacaftor, pharma

Vertex has revealed that it has secured a new approval from the European Commission for its therapy Kalydeco (ivacaftor) in …

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

June 10, 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine as a potential coronavirus treatment continues to be a contentious issue, as a new study led by researchers at …

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Lundbeck to restructure R&D, shedding up to 160 jobs

June 10, 2020
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Danish neuroscience specialist Lundbeck has announced it will be implementing a restructure of its Research & Development operations – a …

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US trial of ivermectin cuts coronavirus mortality by 40%

June 10, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

A US clinical trial of the drug ivermectin found that it reduced the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients by 40%. …

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EMA could approve Gilead’s streamlined remdesivir application for COVID-19 “within weeks”

June 9, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, EU, Gilead, coronavirus, remdesivir

The European Medicines Agency has received the application from Gilead for the first conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) of its antiviral …

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Alnylam’s lumasiran hits main Phase 3 goal in rare renal disease primary hyperoxaluria type 1

June 9, 2020
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Alnylam has presented promising new Phase 3 data at the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association International Congress for …

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Coronavirus lockdowns prevented 3.1 million deaths throughout Europe, according to new study

June 9, 2020
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The widespread lockdowns implemented throughout Europe are estimated to have prevented 3.1 million deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is …

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COVID-19 could have emerged in Wuhan as early as August, new study speculates

June 9, 2020
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Coronavirus may have been spreading throughout Wuhan in August 2019, according to a new study. This research was carried out …

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