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Five crucial facts about mental health

April 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing WHO, anxiety, depression, mental health, world health day

7 April marked this year’s World Health Day, and for 2017 the WHO selected depression as the annual focus. Prevalent …

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Psoriasis drug Siliq will be cheapest in class, Valeant reveals

April 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing Siliq, Valeant, psoriasis

Canadian pharmaceutical firm Valeant has announced the list price for its psoriasis treat Siliq (brodalumab) will stand at $3,500 a …

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Breakthrough multiple sclerosis research sheds light on cause of the disease

April 24, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing multiple sclerosis

Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Alberta have identified a protein in the brain which they believe could be …

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Janssen acquires over 90% of Actelion

April 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing Actelion, Janssen

Actelion has revealed that, following the wrap of its $30 billion deal in January, Janssen Holding has acquired 92.51% of …

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EU recommendation for Sanofi and Regeneron’s arthritis treatment

April 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing Kevzara, NICE, sarilumab

Sanofi and Regeneron are celebrating the news that their treatment Kevzara (sarilumab) has received a positive opinion from the EMA’s …

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England “really is not a good place” to get cancer, BMS UK General Manager says

April 24, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, NICE, opdivo

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s UK General Manager Ben Hickey has slammed NICE over its assessment criteria and process in recommending access to …

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Applied DNA Sciences agrees deal for bulk DNA manufacturing

April 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Applied DNA sciences, DNA manufacture

In a deal that sounds more like something to come out of a science-fiction novel, Applied DNA Sciences has agreed …

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FDA restricts administration of strong pain killers to children

April 21, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, opioid

The FDA has announced that it will require medication including codeine and tramadol, two high-strength painkillers, to have its strongest …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

April 21, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

Another week has whizzed round again as we race into Spring, and a breadth of stories have piqued the interests …

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Teva launches competitors to GSK’s Advair inhaler

April 21, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Advair, AirDuo, GSK, Teva, asthma

GSK has been anticipating competition to its Advair for two years and Teva has announced that it will be the …

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Pharma deal-making: In the pink of health

April 21, 2017
Medical Communications pharmafile

Deal-making in the global pharmaceuticals sector is booming, with no signs of slowing down, as this report from Aranca indicates.2015 …

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How can big data improve humanity?

April 20, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data

Alexander Hitchcock and Eleonora Harwich, researchers at UK think tank Reform, discuss the increasing importance of big data in the …

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AbbVie’s experimental cancer drug hits wall in clinical study

April 20, 2017
Research and Development AbbVie, AstraZeneca

AbbVie have released that two Phase 3 trials of its experimental cancer drug, veliparib, missed both of their primary endpoints. …

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New drug study successfully halts neurodegeneration in mice

April 20, 2017
Research and Development Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, trazodone

A team of scientists at Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Toxicology Unit in Leicester, UK have identified methods to prevent neurodegeneration …

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Alpine Immune Sciences boosts prospects with Nivalis merger

April 20, 2017
Sales and Marketing Alpine Immune Sciences, Nivalis Therapeutics, merger

Alpine Immune Sciences has agreed a deal to merge with Nivalis Therapeutics, in an all-stock deal. The merger sees Alpine …

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Investigational ImmunoGen drug gives hope against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

April 20, 2017
Research and Development Cancer, Immunogen, ovarian cancer

Research from GlobalData has suggested that an investigational drug from ImmunoGen could prove effective in treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, an …

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‘World Hemophilia Day’ marked by release of data

April 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Roche, Shire, haemophilia

‘World Hemophilia Day’ occurred on 17 April and the day was marked by the release of data from two companies …

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New prognostic tool accurately predicts kidney failure risk

April 19, 2017
Research and Development diabetes, kidney failure

Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) have developed a prognostic tool which they claim can accurately predict the risk …

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Cannabidiol reduces seizures by half in severe epilepsy, study suggests

April 19, 2017
Research and Development Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, cannabidiol

A new large-scale study from the American Academy of Neurology has suggested that cannabidiol, a molecule derived from cannabis without …

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Frog mucus may offer protection against flu virus

April 19, 2017
Research and Development Flu virus, influenza virus

Fairy tales about kissing frogs may have been onto something after all, maybe not to acquire a prince but possibly …

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