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Pfizer defeated in Britain’s highest court over Lyrica patent

November 15, 2018
Business Services, Medical Communications Legislation, Lyrica, Pfizer, court, pharma

American pharma firm Pfizer have lost in the final round of a protracted court battle over the patent on epilepsy …

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Novartis denies potential split with Sandoz

November 15, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production Business, M&A, MA, Novartis, Sandoz, acquisition, mergers

Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger has reported that Novartis is preparing for a split with long-term partner Sandoz. The two companies merged …

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Company tackling antimicrobial resistance appoint former Bayer VP as new managing director

November 14, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

British company Matoke Pharma have appointed former Bayer VP, Alan Westwood, as the firm’s new managing director, a role in …

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3 in 4 UK diabetes patients suffer from mental health issues, says report

November 14, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development UK, World Diabetes Day, diabetes, pharma

To mark this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November, a new report has shed more light on the psychological …

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German health minister Jens Spahn calls for faster adoption of biosimilars

November 14, 2018
Research and Development AbbVie, Germany, biosimilars, jens Spahn

Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn has called for faster uptake of biosimilars in an effort to cut the cost of …

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Ebola outbreak in Congo may last another 6 months, WHO officials say

November 14, 2018
Research and Development Congo, Ebola, WHO, health, infectious diseases

The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to last until mid-2019, a World Health …

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WHO report reveals antibiotic use by country

November 14, 2018
Research and Development

Britain uses more than twice as many antibiotics as the Netherlands, according to a new report published by the World …

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Samsung BioLogics delisted over accounting violations

November 14, 2018
Research and Development Business, Samsung, Samsung BioLogics, accounting, south korea

South Korean firm Samsung BioLogics has been delisted from the South Korean stock exchange. The decision has come after the …

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Novartis’ Entresto tops enalapril in stabilised heart failure patients

November 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Entresto, Novartis, cardiovascular, enalapril, heart failure, pharma

Novartis has declared new findings for Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) scientific sessions, showing that the drug proved …

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Gilead appoint Pfizer and AbbVie veteran as VP of governmental affairs

November 13, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

American antiviral drug specialist Gilead have appointed Pfizer and AbbVie veteran Michael Boyd as VP of government affairs and policy …

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Cases of measles nearly quadruple since last year in UK

November 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production MMR, Public Health England, UK, health, measles

Public Health England is urging the public to ensure that they have received two doses of the MMR vaccine after …

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Azacitidine and nivolumab combo proves successful in phase II trial

November 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Cancer, leukaemia, opdivo, pharma, texas

A combination of chemotherapy drug azacitidine and nivolumab (Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo) has proven effective in treating patients with relapsed or …

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AstraZeneca sells off paediatric lung infection drug to Sobi for $1.5bn

November 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Synagis, espiratory syncytial virus, pharma, sobi

AstraZeneca has jettisoned another non-essential asset with the sale of Synagis (palivizumab), a preventative treatment for infections relating to respiratory …

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Samsung Biologics shares fall by 20% after Korean investigation

November 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Shares, accounting, pharma, smasung biologics, stockmarket

Shares in Korean firm Samsung BioLogics plummeted this week, falling by as much as 20% on Monday, after the South …

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MSD’s Keytruda chalks up FDA approval in liver cancer

November 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, US, hepatocellular carcinoma, keytruda, pharma

MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda has secured another FDA approval, this time for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients …

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Working Life: Philippe Bastide, Head of Biosimilars, Mundipharma

November 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Mundipharma, Philippe Bastide, biosimilars, leukaemia

“Don’t conform to what people want – take risks. The people who make a big difference are the ones who …

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FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says that more rigorous approval process would be unique to opioids

November 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, Gottlieb, opioid crisis, opioids

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb has said that if a more rigorous approval process is introduced for …

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AZ’s Farxiga shows strength in largest ever SGLT2 inhibitor cardiovascular outcomes study

November 12, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, cardiovascular, farxiga, pharma

AstraZeneca has revealed new data for its sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Farxiga (dapagliflozin) at the American Heart Association (AHA) …

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No-deal Brexit preparations are a waste of time and money, according to Welsh industry representatives

November 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing ABPI, brexit, no-deal, pharma, stockpiling

The UK government’s request that pharmaceutical companies stockpile an additional six weeks’ worth of medicine, in preparation for a no-deal …

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Hundreds die in worst Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history

November 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing

Hundreds have died in a recent outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in what has been …

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