Study launched to assess if asthma treatment ciclesonide can treat COVID-19
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID-19, asthma, corona, coronavirus
Researchers at the University of Buffalo have launched a study to see if the steroid treatment ciclesonide could be effective …
Experts warn UK government that unnecessary deaths will occur if lockdown is lifted before contact tracing system is implemented
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus
The British government is risking many unnecessary deaths if it lifts the lockdown before an effective contact tracing system is …
Roche’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra shows no benefit in COVID-19 pneumonia
June 18, 2020Research and Development Actemra, COVID-19, Roche, coronavirus
Hope is waning around the efficacy of Roche’s Actemra (tocilizumab) following the release of results from an Italian study focusing …
US Strategic National Stockpile now has 66 million hydroxychloroquine pills that cannot be used for coronavirus
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine
The US is now sitting on a pile of 66 million anti-malaria pills, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, after they were removed …
FDA approval for Jazz and PharmaMar’s Zepzelca in metastatic small cell lung cancer
June 17, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, PharmaMar, Zepzelca, jazz pharma, lung cancer
The FDA has awarded approval to Jazz Pharma and PharmaMar for Zepzelca (lurbinectedin) as a treatment for metastatic small cell …
New data from diabetes prevention programme shows a reduction of type 2 diabetes
June 17, 2020Research and Development diabetes, type 2 diabetes
The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) of 2,000 people showed a significant reduction in the participants’ risk of developing …
Repurposed corticosteroid dexamethasone shown to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients needing respiratory support
June 17, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, University of Oxford, coronavirus, dexamethasone
The University of Oxford has unveiled exciting new data in the treatment of the novel coronavirus, with a randomised clinical …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
June 17, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, coronavirus roundup
There is a fear of a second wave of coronavirus coming out of China, as the country reported its highest …
HPV vaccine approved by FDA to prevent throat cancer
June 17, 2020Research and Development HPV, HPV STI, HPV vaccine
The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine Gardasil 9 has been approved by the FDA to prevent HPV-related genital tract, agnogenital infections …
Sanofi drops €610m on new vaccine research and manufacturing sites in France
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Sanofi
The coronavirus outbreak has changed the way that the world prioritises healthcare resources, and lay bare just how unprepared many …
British Heart Foundation funding trial of experimental drug designed to prevent blood clots in coronavirus patients
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, blood clots, coronavirus
The British Heart Foundation is funding a trial for a drug that could prevent life-threatening blood clots that have been …
New Zealand no longer virus free after two new cases come from Britain
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, New Zealand, coronavirus, pandemic
New Zealand has reported its first new case of coronavirus after two COVID-19 positive women arrived in the country from …
Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine successfully generates immune response at Phase 1/2
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, Sinovac, Vaccine, coronavirus, pharma
As more than 130 efforts to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus continue to roll on, Beijing-based firm …
FDA revokes emergency approval of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine
The FDA has revoked its emergency approval of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine due to health risks and a lack of effectiveness …
Mundipharma names Marc Princen as Global Chief Executive Officer
June 15, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mundipharma, appointment
Marc Princen was revealed in mid-June as the new Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mundipharma network, having taken …
COVID-19: UK and Europe life sciences regulatory developments
June 15, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Sidley Austin, coronavirus, pharma, regulation
Marie Manley, Partner, and Bethany Wise, Trainee Solicitor, at Sidley Austin look at UK and EU life sciences regulatory developments …
Tremfya’s skin clearance benefit lasts up to four years in plaque psoriasis patients, Janssen says
June 15, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Tremfya, plaque psoriasis
Janssen has revealed new data on its interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor Tremfya (guselkumab) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) virtual …
Fear of a coronavirus second wave as China reports highest number of cases in months
June 15, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic
China reported its highest amount of coronavirus cases in months as a new outbreak has been linked to a food …
AstraZeneca to supply Europe with 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
June 15, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus
Multiple European governments have been involved in a deal with AstraZeneca to access a supply of the British drugmakers’ potential …
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