UK Government calls on social media companies to fight misinformation surrounding vaccines
August 19, 2019Sales and Marketing MMR, anti-vaxxers, measles, pharma, vaccination, vaccines
Boris Johnson has called on social media companies to come together to discuss ways in which they can promote accurate …
Novartis exec sold off shares before Zolgensma data scandal was revealed
August 19, 2019Sales and Marketing AveXis, Novartis, Shares, Zolgensma, pharma, stock market
An unnamed Novartis executive sold 925,400 Swiss francs (£778,665) worth of shares in the firm just weeks before the FDA …
Roche’s cancer drug Rozlytrek scores double approval from FDA
August 16, 2019Medical Communications Cancer, Roche, Rozlytrek, lung cancer, oncology
The FDA has approved Roche’s Rozlytrek (entrectinib) as a treatment for adults with ROS1-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …
Hundreds of patients turn to private cannabis clinics in UK
August 16, 2019Medical Communications Marijuana, NHS, UK, cannabis, medicinal cannabis, pharma
Hundreds of people have turned to private clinics, in an effort to gain access to medicinal cannabis in the UK, …
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August 16, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Air pollution, CAR-T therapy, HIV, Kymriah, Medicare, Novartis, Yescarta, Zolgensma
Novartis’ faulty data scandal dominated the headlines this week, as the Swiss firm faced fierce backlash over covering up the …
Pfizer recall two batches of migraine drug Relpax
August 16, 2019Medical Communications FDA, Pfizer, Relpax, migraine, pharma, recall
Pfizer has recalled two lots of its migraine drug Relpax over concerns about microbiological contamination. In a statement on the …
Regeneron invest $800 million into New York facilities
August 15, 2019Medical Communications East Greenbush, New York, Regeneron, pharma
Regeneron is investing $800 million into its New York production facilities. The firm is planning to build a four story …
Regeneron therapy halves LDL cholesterol levels in rare genetic condition
August 15, 2019Research and Development Regeneron, evinacumab, pharma, rare disease
Regeneron has reported a strong showing for its investigational angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) antibody evinacumab in the treatment of the rare …
Lilly’s Taltz beats Janssen’s Tremfya at Phase 4 in plaque psoriasis
August 15, 2019Research and Development Eli Lilly, Taltz, Tremfya, pharma, psoriasis
Eli Lilly has unveiled new Phase 4 data supporting the efficacy and safety of Taltz (ixekizumab) when compared to Janssen’s …
Britain call on companies to bid for 24 hour Brexit medicines shipping service contract
August 15, 2019Business Services, Sales and Marketing UK, brexit, britain, medicines, pharma
The British Government is calling on logistics companies to bid for a £25 million contract to run express freight containers …
FDA approve new drug for treatment-resistant TB
August 15, 2019Research and Development FDA, TB, US, pharma, pretomanid, tuberculosis
The US FDA has approved BPaL, the TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). The US regulator gave the go-ahead …
Executive shake-up at Novartis after Zolgensma data scandal
August 14, 2019Business Services
The AveXis executives that oversaw the marketing application for Zolgensma, the $2.1 million gene therapy at the centre of the …
Lynparza extends progression-free survival in first-line advanced ovarian cancer, with or without BRCA mutations
August 14, 2019Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD, lynparza, ovarian cancer, pharma
New Phase 3 data has emerged on AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib), showing that the PARP inhibitor achieved its primary …
Janssen chalks up two more indications in Europe for Imbruvica combo therapies
August 14, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, Janssen, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, imbruvica, pharma
Janssen’s has secured a label expansion from the European Commission for its Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor Imbruvica (ibrutinib), approving …
Aspen Pharmacare to pay £8 million after colluding to rip off NHS
August 14, 2019Research and Development Addison's disease, Aspen Pharmacare, CMA, NHS, pharma
South African firm Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to pay £8 million to Britain’s NHS over a dispute about overpayment. The …
Living in polluted city for ten years increases risk of lung disease as much as pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years
August 14, 2019Research and Development Air pollution, COPD, lung disease, pharma emphysema, public health
Air pollution in cities dramatically increases the risk for and risk of progression of emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive …
Senate Finance Comittee Chairman, Chuck Grassley calls on Novartis to reveal details of data scandal
August 13, 2019Research and Development AveXis, Chuck Grassley, Novartis, Zolgensma, sfc
Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has demanded that Novartis give up details on the faulty data scandal …
Making things personal: Roche and personalised medicine
August 13, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, feature, personalised medicine, pharma
Ann Costello, Global Franchise Lead, Centralised Solutions at Roche Diagnostics, discusses the increasing need for a personalised approach to patient …
MSD teams up with Harvard University to discover novel immune system pathways to fight cancer
August 13, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, Harvard, MSD, Merck, immuno-oncology, oncology, pharma
A new partnership between MSD and Harvard University hopes to combine the expertise of both parties to carve a path …
Camurus’ weekly/monthly opioid dependence injection accepted in Scotland for NHS use
August 13, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Camurus, NHS, Scotland, nhs scotland, opioid dependence, opioids, pharma
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced its acceptance of Buvidal (buprenorphine prolonged-release solution for subcutaneous injection) from Swedish pharma …
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