FDA knocks back Glenmark’s allergic rhinitis therapy Ryaltris

June 25, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Glenmark, Ryaltris, US, allergy, pharma

Stocks in Indian pharmaceutical firm Glenmark were sent plummeting to a six-year low after it was confirmed that the FDA …

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Minerva’s insomnia treatment beats Ambien in Phase 2b trial

June 25, 2019
Manufacturing and Production MDD, Minerva Neurosciences, Placebo, ambien, insomnia, pharma, zolpidem

Massachusetts-based firm Minerva Neurosciences has announced that its sleeping pill seltorexant beat both Sanofi’s Ambien (zolpidem) and placebo in treating …

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Kamala Harris hopes to make insurance companies cover PrEP at no out-of-pocket cost to patients

June 25, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has introduced a bill which would require all private and public insurance plans to cover …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb to sell off Celgene’s Otezla ahead of $74 billion merger

June 24, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, FTC, otezla, pharma, psoriasis

Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to sell off Celgene’s psoriasis treatment Otezla, to appease antitrust regulators. BMS will divest one of …

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The Brexit ‘cliff edge’: How life sciences can survive

June 24, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UK, brexit, pharma

Characterised by a persistent lack of clarity and a political climate that has everyone guessing from week to week, Brexit …

Pfizer’s Talzenna approved in Europe for HER2- advanced breast cancer with gBRCA1/2 mutations

June 24, 2019
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, breast cancer, oncology, pharma

Pfizer’s oral poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor Talzenna (talazoparib) has secured approval in Europe from the European Commission, the drugmaker …

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Glenmark signs deal with Novartis over distribution in Brazil

June 24, 2019
Sales and Marketing Brazil, Glenmark, Latin America, Novartis, distribution, pharma

Indian firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement with Novartis over the distribution of its respiratory products in Brazil. …

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FDA expands Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drug Symdeko in paediatric patients

June 24, 2019
Sales and Marketing FDA, Symdeko, Vertex, cystic fibrosis, pharma

Vertex has announced that the FDA has chosen to expand the existing authorisation on its cystic fibrosis (CF) therapy Symdeko …

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FDA approve libido enhancing drug for women with low sexual desire

June 24, 2019
Sales and Marketing FDA, HSDD, health, pharma, viagra, vyleesi

The FDA has approved a new drug for women with low libido.The FDA has approved AMAG Pharmaceuticals’ bremelanotide – sold …

One third of Brits stockpile drugs

June 24, 2019
Sales and Marketing UK, medicine, pharma, pharmaceuticals, stockpiling

A third (33%) of brits stockpile medicines, according to new research from Co-op Health. One in three British people never …

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European approval for Novo’s Esperoct in haemophilia A

June 21, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Esperoct, Novo Nordisk, haemophilia, pharma

The European Commission has awarded approval to Novo Nordisk’s extended half-life factor VIII therapy Esperoct (turoctocog alfa pegol, N8-GP) for …

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Sanofi to axe 466 R&D positions in Germany and France

June 21, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, pharma

Sanofi has announced that plans to reorganise its research and development operations will result in the losses of 466 jobs …

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GSK offers concessions ahead of planned venture with Pfizer

June 21, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Pfizer, pharma

The European Commission has said that GlaxoSmithKline has offered concessions to address concerns relating to the British multinational’s planned joint …

Alimera Sciences secures NICE recommendation for uveitis eye implant

June 21, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alimera Sciences, NICE, UK, pharma, uveitis

Britain’s cost effectiveness body NICE has recommended the use of the fluocinolone acetonide implant, a new treatment option for patients …

Catalent to purchase Italy manufacturing facility from BMS

June 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cataletnt, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb has reached an agreement with Catalent for the latter to acquire its Anagni, Italy-based facility which specialises in …

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Scientists at King’s College London identify early signs of Parkinson’s disease

June 20, 2019
Research and Development King's College London, Kings College London, Parkinson's disease, pharma, serotonin

Scientists at King’s College London say they have identified the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain – 15 …

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Gilead signs deal with Nurix Therapeutics worth more than $2.3 billion

June 20, 2019
Business Services, Research and Development Gilead, Nurix Therapeutics, pharma, protiens

Gilead has signed a deal with San Francisco biotech Nurix Therapeutics – a company focused on developing drugs that control …

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GSK launch sale of consumer healthcare brands

June 20, 2019
Business Services GSK, Pfizer, consumer health, pharma, portfolio

British multinational GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a sale of some of its consumer healthcare brands. The sale comes as GSK …

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No-deal Brexit could cause shortages and higher prices, healthcare distributors warn

June 19, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, UK, brexit, distribution, pharma, supply chain

The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) has warned MPs that Britain could face shortages of medicines if it were to leave …

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