Scientists warn of brain damage linked to COVID-19
July 10, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, Neurological, coronavirus
COVID-19 could lead to a wave of brain damage in people who were infected with the virus. Experts at the …
Industry comes together to form the AMR Action Fund, pledging $1bn to fight antimicrobial resistance
July 10, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development AMR, antimicrobial resistance, biotech, pharma
Over 20 biopharma firms have come together to launch the AMR Action Fund, an initiative of the International Federation of …
The World Health Organization says COVID-19 can linger in the air indoors
July 10, 2020Medical Communications COVID, COVID-19, WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has recoginised that COVID-19 can be transmitted indoors by droplets in the air, reversing its previous …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
July 10, 2020Medical Communications coronavirus, covid19, top 10
The World Health Organization features prominently in the news this week, as it discontinued trials into the viability of hydroxychloroquine, …
J&J under fire from 170 nonprofits to halt baby powder sales worldwide because it contains asbestos
July 9, 2020Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, pharma, talc
In the latest chapter in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-related woes, the company is being pressured by group of over 170 …
NICE recommends Takeda’s Adcetris for previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma
July 9, 2020Sales and Marketing Adcentris, NICE, Takeda, UK
NICE has announced it has recommended Takeda’s Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (CHP), for use …
Regeneron seals $450m BARDA contract to scale up production of its COVID-19 vaccine
July 9, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BARDA, Operation Warp Speed, Regeneron, US, vaccine COVID-19
Regeneron has revealed that REGN-COV2, its two-antibody vaccine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, has been awarded a manufacturing …
Pakistani government takes away pharmaceutical companies’ power to raise drug prices
July 9, 2020Business Services Pakistan, Pharmaceutical Companies
The government of Pakistan has decided to abolish all sections of the Drugs Pricing Policy, which will take away pharmaceutical …
Majority of people who test positive for COVID-19 have no symptoms, according to ONS study
July 9, 2020Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus, testing
Most people who test positive for COVID-19 do not have symptoms of the virus when tested, according to the Office …
European green light for Lynparza in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer
July 8, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Europe, MSD, lynparza
The European Commission has awarded approval to AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) for germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer, with …
COVID-19 impact on England’s cancer services could lead to 35,000 excess deaths
July 8, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Cancer, England, coronavirus
New data emerging from DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer has shone a light on the potential toll …
Trump moves to formally remove the US from the World Health Organization
July 8, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Trump, WHO
President Donald Trump has formally moved to end the US membership of the World Health Organization. He has notified both …
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
July 8, 2020Research and Development Brazil, COVID-19, President of Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, has tested positive for COVID-19 and says he treating the virus with hydroxychloroquine. The …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
July 8, 2020Research and Development
Coronavirus lockdowns and immunity feature in the news this week, with the UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 …
UK universities join forces for early-stage COVID-19 therapy testing platform
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, coronavirus
A coalition of UK universities have come together to build a new clinical trial and drug testing platform to evaluate …
Scientists urge World Health Organization to reconsider stance on COVID-19 airborne spread
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, coronavirusm
239 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to put more focus on assessing the possible …
Emergent forges five-year partnership to produce one billion doses of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Emergent, J&J, JJ, Janssen, coronavirus
As many pharma firms move to secure upscaled manufacturing capacity for their potential COVID-19 vaccines, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen has …
Johnson & Johnson cuts price of anti-TB medicine in poorer countries
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, TB
Johnson & Johnson have announced that it will cut the price of its tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, sold under the brand …
Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, dies from cancer
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production Purdue, opioid, opioid crisis
Jonathan Sackler, son of Purdue Pharma founder Raymond Sackler, died on 30 June from cancer, according to the company. He …
Tesla to offer “microfactories” to scale up production of CureVac’s potential COVID-19 vaccine
July 6, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, CureVac, Vaccine, tesla
Electric car firm Tesla has announced it will be supplying mobile molecular printer capacity to German firm CureVac, and possibly …
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