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Bristol Myers Squibb pays $475 million for exclusive rights to Dragonfly Therapeutics’ IL-12 immunotherapy programme

August 18, 2020
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Bristol Myers Squibb has scooped up the sole rights to the interleukin-12 (IL-12) immunotherapy programme of Massachusetts-based biotech Dragonfly Therapeutics, …

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Trump allegedly “enthusiastic” for oleandrin to be approved as a COVID-19 treatment

August 18, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development coronavirus vaccine, covid19

President Donald Trump reportedly wants to approve Phoenix Biotechnology’s oleandrin as a coronavirus treatment, despite a lack of evidence for …

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China approves its first biosimilar of Roche’s Herceptin in HER2+ cancers

August 18, 2020
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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given the green light to Shanghai’s Henlius for its biosimilar version of Roche’s …

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NHS guidelines on prescription cannabis to be challenged in court

August 18, 2020
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The cannabis guidelines followed by the NHS are set to be challenged in court by the parents of a three-year-old …

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China’s drug regulator says vaccines must have 50 percent efficacy to be approved

August 17, 2020
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The Chinese Centre for Drug Evaluation (CCDE) has said that coronavirus vaccines must show 50 percent efficacy to be approved.  …

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Public Health England set to be replaced by a new agency to specifically deal with pandemics

August 17, 2020
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Public Health England is set to be replaced with a new agency to prepare the country to deal with future …

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Amazon Pharmacy launches in India

August 17, 2020
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Amazon has entered the pharmaceutical market by launching ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ in India. 

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Sanofi to buy Principia Biopharma for $3.4 billion

August 17, 2020
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Sanofi is set to buy California based Principia Biopharma in a deal that is worth $3.4 billion. This deal means …

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FDA approves Roche’s Enspryng for neuromyelitis optica

August 17, 2020
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The FDA has granted approval for Roche’s Enspryng for treating the central nervous system disorder neuromyelitis optica. The drug (satralizumab) …

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FDA panel votes 9-1 in favour of approval for Mesoblast’s Ryoncil in paediatric steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease

August 14, 2020
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It’s good news for Mesoblast as an expert FDA panel gave a glowing recommendation for the approval in the US …

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Philippines expected to approve Russia’s ‘Sputnik’ COVID-19 vaccine

August 14, 2020
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The Philippines is expected to begin large scale human testing of Russia’s controversial ‘Sputnik’ coronavirus vaccine. Rodrigo Duterte, the President …

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Novavax and Janssen commit 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to UK Government with two new deals

August 14, 2020
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The UK Government has signed a new deal with Johnson & Johnson and Novavax to secure 90 million orders of …

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Top Russian doctor quits over questionable ethics that rushed through coronavirus vaccine approval

August 14, 2020
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Professor Alexander Chuchalin has quit the Russian Health Ministry’s ethics council due to the quick approval process for the country’s …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

August 14, 2020
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The top 10 news stories this week once again focus on coronavirus treatments and vaccines, as President Putin announced that …

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Gilead’s Truvada becomes first China-approved drug to prevent HIV-1

August 13, 2020
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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has awarded approval to Gilead’s Truvada in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) indication to prevent …

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MHRA designates cenobamate as a Promising Innovative Medicine for treating drug resistant seizures

August 13, 2020
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Arvelle Therapeutics has announced that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given their anti-seizure medication (cenobamate) …

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COVID-19 patients are experiencing long-term effects from the virus

August 13, 2020
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Almost a third of doctors have treated patients for long-term symptoms caused by coronavirus, according to a new study.

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FDA approves NS Pharma’s Viltepso for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but concerns over benefit persist

August 13, 2020
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NS Pharma has claimed a tentative FDA approval for its Viltepso (viltolarsen) injection in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy …

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Coronavirus fake news has led to hundreds of deaths, according to a new study

August 13, 2020
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At least 800 people have died around the world from COVID-19 misinformation in the first three months of 2020, according …

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Racial minority groups are not adequately represented in COVID-19 clinical studies, research argues

August 12, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Gilead, pharma, remdesivir

New research has warned that minority groups and people of colour are underrepresented in current trials for COVID-19 therapies, despite …

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