Drugs should be preferred first-choice treatment for ADHD
August 8, 2018Research and Development ADHD, adults, amphetmines, children, prescription, ritalin
Ritalin and other amphetamines should be the preferred first-choice medications for the short-term treatment of ADHD, according to a study …
GSK appoint HSBC director Iain Mackay as new CFO
August 7, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Iain Mckay, cfo, hsbc
British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline have appointed HSBC Group Finance Director, Iain Mackay, as its new Chief Financial Officer. The move …
Ironwood returns US Zurampic rights to AstraZeneca, announces operational cuts
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Ironwood, Zurampic, gout, pharma
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has revealed that it has taken the decision to hand the rights for gout therapy Zurampic (lesinurad) back …
FDA announces policy shift to encourage new opioid addiction treatments
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production FDA, deaths, opioid crisis, overdose, policy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced that it is altering the way it evaluates a drug’s ability …
Pain Therapeutics refocuses on Alzheimer’s after FDA turns down abuse-deterrent opioid painkiller
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Remoxy, opioid crisis, opioids, pain therapeutics, pharma
The FDA has voted to reject Texas-based Pain Therapeutics’ abuse deterrent opioid painkiller Remoxy (oxycodone), leading the company to consider …
MHRA sets out Brexit implementation period plan
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, MHRA, UK, brexit, implentation period
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have released an update which sets out what pharmaceutical and healthcare …
Fentanyl-related deaths spike in England and Wales
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production fentanyl, heroin, ons, opioid crisis, opioids, statistics
Deaths linked to the powerful opioid fentanyl have increased by 30% in England and Wales. Figures from the Office for …
Sanofi’s Dr Eckhard Leifke joins Seattle-based biotech Omeros
August 6, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Eckhard Leifke, Omeros, Sanofi, Seattle, Takeda
The Seattle-based biotech Omeros have announced that Sanofi’s Dr Eckhard Leifke will join the commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company as Chief Medical …
Regeneron Pharma and Bluebird bio announce immune cell collaboration
August 6, 2018Sales and Marketing Cancer, Regeneron, Shares, bluebird, collaboration, t cells, t-cells
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have announced that they will collaborate with the Massachusetts-based gene therapy specialist Bluebird bio in an effort to …
Enough talk: Action is required to achieve parity in biotech
August 6, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, Women in pharma, diversity, feature, pharma, women
Liz Lewis, Chief Counsel & Head of Patient Advocacy at Takeda Oncology tackles the crucial and topical issue of diversity …
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to expand Irish workforce across Dublin, Athlone sites
August 6, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Dublin, Ireland, jazz pharmaceuticals, pharma
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced its intention to expand its staff numbers at two of its bases in its home country …
Pfizer to consider stockpiling medicines in preperation for no-deal Brexit
August 6, 2018Sales and Marketing EU, MSD, Pfizer, Sanofi, brexit, stockpiling
Pfizer is considering joining AstraZeneca, Sanofi and MSD in stockpiling medicines in preparation for a hard Brexit, it has emerged. …
England’s top GP resigns over imflammatory online comments
August 6, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Armind Madan, England, GP, pharma
England’s most senior General Practitioner and Director of Primary Care and Deputy Medical Director at NHS England has resigned over …
Irish trade lobby warns EU amendments could threaten pharma industry in Ireland, critics contest
August 6, 2018Sales and Marketing EU, IPHA, Ireland, biosimilars, generics, intellectual property, trade lobby
The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) has warned that changes to existing intellectual property legislation could threaten innovation and deter …
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S enters a distribution agreement with Signet Chemical Corporation
August 3, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, pharma, signet chemical corporation
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S enters a distribution agreement with Signet Chemical Corporation Pvt. Ltd. for cGMP Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
August 3, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, EU, GSK, Sanofi, brexit, pharmafile, top 10
While average temperatures dropped to a comfortable 22 degrees, the past week has put the EMA in a sticky position …
Almirall picks up Allergan’s dermatology portfolio to for $650m
August 3, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Almirall, dermatology, pharma
Allergan has sealed a deal to sell its dermatology portfolio, comprising five brands, to Spanish pharmaceutical firm Almirall for $650 …
Epizyme shuts down failing lymphoma trial as FDA imposes clinical hold
August 3, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development Epizyme, FDA, lymphoma, pharma, tazemetostat
Epizyme’s Q2 financial results have been derailed by the company’s decision to terminate further Phase 2 development of its lead …
Allergan sues Pfizer over opioid crisis lawsuits
August 3, 2018Medical Communications Allergan, Litigation, Pfizer, lawsuits, opioid crisis, opioids
Allergan are suing American pharma giant Pfizer over potential damages that they may be forced to pay relating to hundreds …
Computer simulations predict spread of HIV
August 3, 2018Medical Communications
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a computer simulation that is able to accurately predict the transmission …
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