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FDA links intragastric balloons to 5 more deaths, bringing total to 12 since 2016

June 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, gastric balloon, pharma

Five more deaths have been reported to the FDA in patients using intragastric balloon systems, meaning that 12 total deaths …

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“Underwhelming” drug data devastates Nektar, shares fall by 42%

June 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development ASCO, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, Nektar, bristol myers-squibb, pharma

Nektar Therapeutics has seen its share price devastated after revealing disappointing trial data for its candidate NKTR-214 in combination with …

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Janssen debuts promising new cancer data at ASCO

June 4, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, J&J, JJ, Jassen, erdafitinib, imbruvica, pharma

Janssen took the opportunity at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual event to present promising new Phase 2 …

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Roche’s breast, lung cancer offerings fail to impress at ASCO

June 4, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, Roche, breast cancer, lung cancer, pharma, taselisib, tecentriq

Roche made an underwhelming impact at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual event in Chicago, after revealing data …

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Milan’s decision to appeal the EMA HQ relocation explained

June 4, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Milan, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The decision to award the EMA headquarters to Amsterdam was a contentious one, not least because the vote had to …

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Amgen/Novartis migraine med gets CHMP nod

June 4, 2018
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Amgen and Novartis have announced that their newly FDA-approved treatment for migraines has received a recommendation from the CHMP, generally …

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Keytruda offers significant hope in subset of prostate cancer

June 4, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, prostate cancer

Up until present, no studies had shown that immunotherapies could offer potential treatment for men with prostate cancer; however, at …

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Celgene bring in new CFO to steady the ship

June 4, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Johnson & Johnson, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The fact that Celgene is currently sailing through choppy waters is no secret to anyone within the industry, it’s facing …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

June 1, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Allergan, AstraZeneca, Cancer, Gilead, HIV, J&J, JJ, google, machine learning, melanoma, pharma, top ten

The first day of June – time for another top ten run-down. It’s been a week somewhat characterised by trial …

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Kitov’s combo gets FDA approval in osteoarthritis and hypertension

June 1, 2018
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Israeli biopharmaceutical firm is celebrating the approval in the US of Consensi, a combo of the calcium channel blocker amlodipine …

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Bayer eyes R&D cuts, as Monsanto deal raises question of focus

June 1, 2018
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When rumours first started rumbling about a mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto, one of the major question marks was on …

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Roche resigns itself to failure on SMA drug

June 1, 2018
Medical Communications Roche, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, spinal muscular atrophy

Roche has announced that it will no longer seek to develop its treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), olesoxime, after …

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Novartis’ US Oncology head makes leap to become biotech CEO

June 1, 2018
Medical Communications Novartis, axcella, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The departure of high-level, big pharma executives to tiny biotechs is steadily becoming a constant stream; the latest is Bill …

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Head of Sandoz UK becomes BGMA chair

May 31, 2018
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Tim de Gavre has been announced as the new chair for the British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA), a position he …

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Staff shortfall leads to massive deficit for NHS

May 31, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The headline figure is that the NHS budget deficit for the year 2017/2018 came in at £960 million, close to …

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Pfizer’s Xeljanz becomes first JAK inhibitor approved in US for active ulcerative colitis

May 31, 2018
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Pfizer has revealed that its Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has received FDA approval for the treatment of adult …

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Allergan aims to appease investors with non-core units sell off

May 31, 2018
Medical Communications Allergan, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Allergan’s share price has been on a steady downward trajectory for the last year and investors are becoming increasingly frustrated …

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The June 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

May 31, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Ebola, GDPR, Trump, UK, brexit, data managment, market access, pharma

The new June edition of Pharmafocus is now available to read online.

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FDA approval for TherapeuticsMD, one year after initial rejection

May 30, 2018
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TherapeuticsMD has succeeded in changing the FDA’s mind on its Imvexxy product, after an initial rejection in May of last …

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Insider Interview: Gilead’s fight against HIV comes into bloom

May 30, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, HIV, Insider Interview, pharma

Mike Elliott, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Gilead (pictured, right), chats about the company’s sponsorship of a ‘A life …

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