FDA approves first ever therapy for ultra rare primary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

November 21, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novimmune, pharma, sobi

The partnership of Sobi and Novimmune has revealed that their interferon gamma (IFNγ) blocking antibody Gamifant (emapalumab-lzsg) has received approval …

Mylan’s Morgantown plant receives FDA warning letter

November 21, 2018
Research and Development Mylan, pharma

Generic drugmaker Mylan has received a warning letter from the FDA over concerns surrounding the firm’s manufacturing plant in West …

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MHRA Chief to step down in 2019

November 21, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development MHRA, UK, brexit, pharma

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the regulator responsible for the efficacy and safety of medicines in the …

Pfizer ask Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to refund campaign donation after ‘public hanging’ comments

November 21, 2018
Research and Development Pfizer, cindy hyde smith, donations, politics, public hanging

American pharma giant Pfizer have asked Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to return campaign donations after the candidate was filmed …

Brexit referendum led to rise in antidepressant prescriptions

November 21, 2018
Research and Development

The result of the Brexit referendum led to an increase in prescriptions for antidepressants, according to a study conducted by …

First-ever all-oral drug for sleeping sickness recommended for approval by EMA committee

November 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CHMP, EMA, Europe, Sanofi, fexinidazole, pharma, sleeping sickness

Sanofi’s fexinidazole, the first all-oral therapy for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, has secured a …

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Opioid dependency therapy price hiked 600% since 2014, Senate investigators find

November 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Evzio, Kaleo, Senate, US, naloxone, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, pharma

Senate investigators have found that Virginia-based drugmaker Kaleo hiked the price of its opioid dependency therapy Evzio (naloxone) by as …

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Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s Bavencio falls short in ovarian cancer

November 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bavencio, Cancer, Merck MGaA, Pfizer, ovarian cancer, pharma

Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s Bavencio (avelumab) has missed its primary endpoints in the treatment of platinum-resistant or -refractory ovarian cancer, …

Pfizer to resume price hiking in 2019; 41 drugs set to increase

November 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Trump, pharma, price hikes, price hiking, pricing

American pharma firm Pfizer has revealed plans to increase the prices of 41 medicines, the equivalent of 10% of its …

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Eli Lilly’s Emgality cleared for treatment of migraine in Europe

November 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, Eli Lilly, Emgality, Europe, migraine, pharma

Eli Lilly’s Emgality (galcanezumab) has secured approval from the European Commission for the prophylaxis of migraine in adult patients who …

Novartis’ Promacta cleared by FDA for first-line use in severe aplastic anaemia

November 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, Novartis, Promacta, Revolade, US, aplastic anaemia, pharma

Novartis has secured expanded approval from the FDA for Promacta (eltrombopag), allowing it to now be used in combination with …

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Mundipharma name GSK veteran as new Senior Vice President & CFO

November 19, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cambridge, Mundipharma, arnaud breabout, cfo, svp, wsenior vice president

The Mundipharma network today confirmed the appointment of Arnaud Breabout, to the position of Senior Vice President & Chief Financial …

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Roche withdraws Tecentriq combo application in first-line renal cell carcinoma

November 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, avastin, pharma, renal cell carcinoma, tecentriq

The EMA has revealed that Roche has chosen to withdraw its marketing application for immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with …

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EU rules may be stifling Britain’s biotech industry

November 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing EU, biotech, britain, funding, grants, industry

EU rules are stifling Britain’s biotech industry, according to companies who talked to British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper …

MSD’s Keytruda to treat melanoma in England on the Cancer Drugs Fund

November 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing England, MSD, NHS, UK, keytruda, melanoma, pharma

MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) will now be made available to patients in England via the Cancer Drugs Fund, it …

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FDA trial may help to cut the number of dogs used in clinical trials

November 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing Animal testing, animal activists, clinical trials, dogs, health, tests

A new study may help to significantly reduce the number of dogs that are used in clinical trials, according to …

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Alector strengthens board with three appointments including Facebook CFO David Wehner

November 16, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Facebook’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Wehner has joined the board of San Francisco-based biotech Alector, a company that hopes …

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi immunotherapy combo fails to show benefit in lung cancer

November 16, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, lung cancer, pharma

AstraZeneca has revealed that its immunotherapy combo of Imfinzi (durvalumab) and tremelimumab failed to meet its primary endpoint in a …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

November 16, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Korea, NICE, Samsung, Theresa May, UK, brexit, politics, top 10

The Samsung scandal played a prominent role in this weeks’ top ten after the South Korean firm was delisted from …

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Boehringer signs $300 million deal with Epizyme over epigenetic cancer treatment

November 16, 2018
Medical Communications Boehringer, Cancer, Epizyme, deal, oncology

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim and the Massachusetts-based biotech Epizyme have announced that they will collaborate on the development of novel, …

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