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Cuts to prescriptions aims to save £128 million annually

March 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS England, prescription

NHS England has identified 10 items that it believes can cut £128 million from its yearly bill. The 10 items …

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Alexion leadership uncertainty ends as ex-Baxalta CEO steps in

March 28, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion, CEO

Alexion had been left in leadership limbo for the beginning of the year, as former CEO and CFO left under …

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Renowned scientist Owen N. Witte joins Kite Pharma Board of Directors

March 28, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Kite Pharma has revealed the addition of celebrated bioscientist and researcher Dr Owen N. Witte to its Board of Directors, …

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Mylan set to close Meda US manufacturing facility

March 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Meda, Mylan

Mylan continues to cut away Meda’s US operations to “reduce redundancy” – the latest sees Mylan closing an Illinois-based facility, …

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Former Valeant CEO Michael Pearson sues over $30m unpaid shares

March 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Michael Pearson, Valeant

Ex-Valeant CEO Michael Pearson is suing his former company over its failure to deliver three million shares he claims he …

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EMA recommends suspension of 331 drugs over testing concerns

March 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Aurobindo, Micro Therapeutic Research Labs, Novartis, Sandoz

The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has called for the suspension of 331 drugs due to …

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45% of healthcare professionals not disclosing payments from industry

March 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications ABPI, disclosure, disclosure uk

The research organisation ABPI, alongside RAND Europe, has released a ‘snapshot’ of data, from its Disclosure UK database, from January …

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Butterworth Laboratories secures additional facility

March 28, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Leading UK contract analytical chemistry provider, Butterworth Laboratories Ltd, is delighted to announce it has secured an additional facility in …

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Manufacture of red blood cells possible after research breakthrough

March 27, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Stem cells, University of Bristol

Researchers from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant have managed to perfect a technique whereby it is …

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Bone Therapeutics strengthens leadership with new CMO

March 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bone therapeutics

Bone Therapeutics, a bone cell therapy company focusing on orthopaedics and bone disease, has appointed Miguel Forte to the position …

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Pfizer receive European approval for arthritis drug

March 27, 2017
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, rheumatoid arthritis

Following on from the positive opinion given to Xeljanz in January of this year, Pfizer’s drug has now been given …

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Treatment combating multi-drug resistant TB posts positive results

March 27, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Infectex, Sequella, tuberculosis

Infectex, a Russian portfolio company of Maxwell Biotech Venture Fund, announced that it had found positive results from its latest …

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AstraZeneca’s medicine approved under China’s Priority Review

March 27, 2017
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Tagrisso, lung cancer

AstraZeneca has been boosted by the news that its drug, Tagrisso, has become its first drug to be approved under …

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Five worrying facts about fake medicine

March 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Fake medicine, counterfeit medicine, falsified medicine

One million people die from fake drugs every year, with the worst continent being Africa where a suspected 200,000 die …

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Merck KGaA and Pfizer enter the immunotherapy market with Bavencio

March 27, 2017
Sales and Marketing Bavencio, Merck KGaA, Pfizer

Merck KGaA and Pfizer have won approval for the fourth immunotherapy treatment to enter the market, with an indication in …

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Lilly promises $850 million investment in message to White House

March 27, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, President trump, lilly

Eli Lilly’s latest press release indicated that it would be spending $850 million in developing its worldwide US operations, particularly …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

March 24, 2017
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With the weekend on the horizon and a new issue of Pharmafocus hitting press, we review the most read, shared …

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Cancer Research UK announces £10m pancreatic cancer project

March 24, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Pancreatic cancer

Cancer Research UK has revealed a £10 million investment into PRECISION-Panc, a pancreatic cancer-focused project which aims to improve patient …

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A patent analytics study of the Australian pharmaceutical industry

March 24, 2017
Medical Communications Australia, patent, pharmaceutical

This report provides an analysis of the Australian pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry through the lens of patents. By using the …

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Research found to reverse signs of ageing in mice

March 24, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Aging

A new study has emerged that reveals another clue into the process of ageing and how, on a cellular level, …

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