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Medicinal cannabis company Spectrum makes first shipment into UK

August 7, 2019
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Medicinal cannabis company Spectrum Europe has made its first shipment of cannabis into the UK, making it one of the …

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Novartis hid faulty data from FDA over $2.1 million gene therapy Zolgensma

August 7, 2019
Research and Development AveXis, FDA, Novartis, Zolgensma, gene therapy, pharma

Novartis hid faulty data from the FDA until their drug was approved, according to a statement from Dr Peter Marks, …

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Troy Robinson promoted to managing director of Chugai Pharma Europe

August 6, 2019
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Troy Robinson has been taken on as the new managing director of Chugai Pharma Europe. Mike Crosher will succeed him …

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Lilly’s Emgality smashes all Phase 3 endpoints in migraine sub-population

August 6, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eli Lilly, Emgality, migraine, pharma

New Phase 3 data have been revealed on Eli Lilly’s Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm), detailing its success in meeting all of its …

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NICE reject Clovis Oncology’s ovarian cancer drug Rubraca

August 6, 2019
Manufacturing and Production NHS, NICE, Rubraca, UK, guidance, pharma

Britain’s cost-effectiveness body NICE has chosen not to recommend Clovis Oncology’s cancer drug Rubraca (rucaparib). On 6 August, NICE issued …

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Takeda signs deal with Sosei Heptares worth $1.2 billion

August 6, 2019
Manufacturing and Production GPCR, Sosei Heptares, Takeda, pharma, sosei

Takeda has entered into a partnership with Sosei Heptares to develop drugs that modulate G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets. The …

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Sanofi’s Dupixent extended in Europe to cover adolescents in atopic dermatitis

August 6, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, Sanofi, atopic dermatits, pharma

Sanofi has announced that European Commission (EC) has chosen to extend the marketing approval of its interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 …

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Pfizer’s sickle cell drug flops at Phase 3 trial

August 6, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Sickle cell, clinical trials, pharma, reset

Pfizer has said its sickle cell drug rivipansel failed to meet its primary endpoint or key secondary endpoints in a …

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Living with a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder

August 5, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing KAT6A, feature, patient experience, pharma, rare disease

Vaila Morrison’s daughter Eilidh was born with the ultra-rare condition KAT6A. As a designer and architect by profession, Vaila told …

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Additional data for Boehringer’s Giotrif combo shows strong overall survival benefit in lung cancer sub-population

August 5, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, Cancer, giotrif, lung cancer, pharma

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has released new interim data from a real-world evidence study investigating the efficacy of Giotrif/Gilotrif (afatinib) …

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New model can help predict cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s

August 5, 2019
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's pharma, cognitive decline, computing, dementia, pharma

Scientists at MIT have developed a new model which can predict whether patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease will experience …

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Pollen spores could be used to protect potent, ocean-dwelling antibiotics in fighting antibiotic resistant superbugs

August 5, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, MRSA, club moss, pharma, pollen, spores

Spores from a plant called the common club moss (Lycopodium clavatum) could be used to protect light-sensitive antibiotics, that are …

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Daiichi Sankyo’s Turalio becomes first FDA-approved therapy for rare tumour

August 5, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Daiichi Sankyo, FDA, Turalio, US, pharma, rare cancer

Daiichi Sankyo has seen its CSF1R inhibitor Turalio (pexidartinib) approved by the FDA in the treatment of symptomatic tenosynovial giant …

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Roche’s Tecentriq meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 bladder cancer trial

August 5, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, bladder cancer, immunotherapy, oncology, tecentriq

Roche has said its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (Atezolizumab), when used in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, significantly reduced the risk of …

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Top UK doctors warn Boris Johnson that no-deal Brexit would cause key cancer therapy supply shortages

August 2, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Cancer, NHS, UK, brexit, pharma

Top doctors from some of the UK’s foremost nuclear medicine associations have written a letter to recently-anointed Prime Minister Boris …

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Dr Wajid Hussain appointed new clinical director for digital health at RCP

August 2, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IT, RCP, Royal College of Physicians, digital health, pharma

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has appointed Dr Wajid Hussain as its new clinical director for digital health. Dr …

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

August 2, 2019
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Pfizer dominated the headlines this week as the US firm closed its $9.8 billion merger with GSK and announced that …

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AI accurately detects subtle signs of atrial fibrillation even in normal tests

August 2, 2019
Medical Communications AF, AI, ECG, atrial fibrillation, electrcardiogram, pharma

A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can detect signs of atrial fibrillation (AF) in …

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European approval for two new delivery formulations of GSK’s Nucala in severe eosinophilic asthma

August 2, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Europe, GSK, Nucala, asthma, pharma

Following closely on the heels of the news that its deal to merge Pfizer’s consumer health business with its own, …

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US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pledges to allow Americans to import drugs from Canada

August 2, 2019
Medical Communications Bernie Sanders, Canada, Trump, US, democrats, prescription drugs

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has said he will, on his first day in office, allow for the importation of …

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