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Five deaths linked to Roche’s haemophilia drug Hemlibra

March 28, 2018
Research and Development Genentech, Hemlibra, Roche, haemophilia, pharma

Roche has been rocked by the revelation that there have been five patient deaths linked to the use of its …

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Pfizer seeks tax breaks in return for planned $456m facility

March 28, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Michigan, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, tax break

Pfizer has submitted proposals to officials in Portage, Michigan, for a major expansion of its manufacturing site in the city. …

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May hints at providing long-term funding plan for NHS

March 28, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Conservatives, NHS, Theresa May, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

After the news broke earlier in the week of a group of nearly 100 MPs calling for a parliamentary commission …

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Brexit Health Alliance: Brexit and the impact on patient access to medicines

March 28, 2018
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On behalf of the Brexit Health Alliance, Sarah Collen, Senior Policy Manager at NHS Confederation, details the potential negative fallout …

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New organ discovery has implications for cancer treatment

March 27, 2018
Research and Development biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The discovery of an entirely new organ, the 80th to be discovered in the human body, could have serious implications …

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Abbvie pays out over $3m after its testosterone replacement drug leads to heart attack

March 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Endo, GSK, androgel, heart attack, pharma

Abbvie has been ordered to pay over $3 million in damages to a man who asserts that the uise of …

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Reaction mixed to Biohaven’s migraine drug results

March 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Allergan, Biohaven, CGRP, biotech, drugs, migraine, pharma, pharmaceutical

Biohaven is full of confidence in its lead drug, rimegepant, evidenced only a few weeks ago when it decided to …

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GSK to take control of Consumer Healthcare in £9.2bn buyout

March 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Consumer Health Care, GSK, Novartis, biotech, drugs, horlicks, pharma, pharmaceutical

GSK has announced that it plans to purchase Novartis’ 36.5% stake in the joint Consumer Healthcare Business for a sum …

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The April 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

March 27, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Martin Shkreli, Right to try, atrial fibrillation, falsified medicines directive, oncology, opioids, pharma

As we finally pass into Spring after what still feels like a particularly stubborn Winter, we are pleased to announce …

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Seattle Genetics gain breakthrough therapy designation

March 26, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Seattle Genetics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Seattle Genetics and Astellas have confirmed that the drug candidate they are co-developing, enfortumab, has been given FDA breakthrough therapy …

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Ablynx’s vobarilizumab trial fails and sees two patient deaths in systemic lupus erythematosus

March 26, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Ablynx, Sanofi, Vobarilizumab, pharma, systemic lupus erythematosus

Ablynx has revealed that its interleukin 6 pathway via its IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) vobarilizumab failed to meet its primary endpoint …

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Six reasons why UK pharma has more to gain, than fear, from Brexit

March 26, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, EU, biotech, brexit, drugs, hard Brexit, pharma, pharmaceutical

There are good reasons to think exiting the EU represents a major opportunity for this dynamic and world-leading industry, argues …

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Takeda and TiGenix’s Alofisel becomes first donor-derived stem cell therapy approved in Europe

March 26, 2018
Sales and Marketing Crohn’s disease, EU, Europe, European Commission, Takeda, TiGenix, crohn's disease, pharma

The European Commission has awarded approval to Takeda and TiGenix’s allogeneic expanded adipose-derived stem cell (eASC) therapy Alofisel (darvadstrocel) for …

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May faces pressure for cross-party talks over NHS future

March 26, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, Theresa May, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A group of close to 100 MPs have demanded that Theresa May set up a parliamentary commission to plot the …

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GSK’s shingles vaccine secures EU and Japan approvals

March 26, 2018
Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, GSK, Japan, Shingrix, pharma, shingles

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that its shingles vaccine Shingrix has secured approval in two new regions: in Europe, for the prevention …

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Roche’s Tecentriq improves OS in first-line lung cancer

March 26, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, biotech, drugs, lung cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical, tecentriq

Roche has revealed further data from its Phase 3, IMpower150 study, which showed that a combination of Tecentriq and Avastin, …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

March 23, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Canada, Celgene, Lundbeck, Marijuana, Novartis, Roche, Vertex, brexit, cannabis, multiple sclerosis, neuroscience, pharma

As me move startlingly quickly towards Easter, it’s time for another Top Ten rundown. This week, Celgene surprised the industry …

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Indivior rocked by loss of patent case

March 23, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alvogen, biotech, drugs, indivior, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical

Indivior has been dealt a hammer blow after US District Court for the District of Delaware found in favour of …

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Medical waste in India to hit 775.5 tonnes daily by 2022, study suggests

March 23, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications India, medical waste, pharma

A new report has shed light on the worrying state of medicinal wastage in India, indicating that the levels of …

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Lifestyle factors to blame for 38% of cancers

March 23, 2018
Medical Communications Cancer, Cancer Research UK, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A new study by Cancer Research UK has found that more than 135,500 cases of cancer every year in the …

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