AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets orphan drug designation from FDA
July 12, 2019Medical Communications AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, lung cancer, pharma
AstraZeneca’s cancer immunotherapy Imfinzi has been granted orphan drug status as a treatment for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The …
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July 12, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, HPV, NHS, NICE, Novartis, Pfizer, Trump, pharma, vaccines
This week’s most popular story covered news of Trump’s claims that he will introduce an executive order to ensure the …
Bernie Sanders to join trip to Canada for cheaper insulin
July 12, 2019Medical Communications
Senator Bernie Sanders is set to join people with Type 1 diabetes on a trip to Canada in search of …
Novartis and Amgen halt trials into Alzheimer’s drug after patients get worse
July 12, 2019Medical Communications Alzheimer's, Amgen, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Novartis, dementia, pharma, research
Novartis, Amgen and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute have dropped a study into investigational Alzheimer’s drug CNP520 (umibecestat) after some patient’s conditions …
Trump administration drops law to end rebates for PBMs
July 11, 2019Medical Communications PBMs, Rebates, Trump, USA, pharma, us politics
The Trump administration has dropped plans to introduce a law which would end rebates on prescription drugs under Medicare. The …
Scottish NHS patients to access Pfizer’s Ibrance combo in HR+/HER- breast cancer following SMC recommendation
July 11, 2019Sales and Marketing Cancer, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, breast cancer, ibrance, pharma
Female NHS patients in Scotland will soon be able to access Pfizer’s cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor Ibrance (palbociclib) after …
African measles cases surge by 700%
July 11, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières, measles, pharma
The number of cases of measles infection on the African continent has surged by 700%, according to data from the …
NHS partners with Amazon to offer health information through Alexa
July 11, 2019Medical Communications Alexa, NHS, NHS LOng term plan, amazon, digitalisation, pharma, privacy
The NHS is collaborating with e-commerce giant Amazon to provide health information through the voice-activated, ‘virtual assistant’ Alexa. Patients will …
Biohaven’s CGPR antagonist migraine treatment beats placebo in Phase 3 trial
July 11, 2019Research and Development Biohaven, CGPR, clinical trials, headache, migraine, pharma
Connecticut-based firm Biohaven has said its migraine drug rimegepant showed superiority over placebo in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The …
Biocon founders donate £6 million to Glasgow University for new research hub
July 10, 2019Research and Development
The founders of Biocon India have donated £6 million ($7.5 million) to Glasgow University. John Shaw and his wife Kiran …
GSK hires computational drug design expert Dr Kim Branson as new head of machine learning and AI
July 10, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
British multinational GlaxoSmithKline have hired computational drug design expert Dr Kim Branson as the company’s new Senior Vice President, Global …
New diagnostic tool predicts tuberculosis infection with 73% accuracy
July 10, 2019Research and Development diagnosis, pharma, tuberculosis
A new diagnostic technology has demonstrated the ability to identify human tuberculosis (TB) infection and those at highest risk of …
Novartis aims to solve EpiPen shortage with generic launch of Symjepi to US pharmacies
July 10, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mylan, Novartis, Sandoz, US, epipen, pharma
Novartis has announced the immediate availability of its generic epinephrine auto-injector in pharmacies throughout the US, as it moves to …
WHO leaves breakthrough cancer therapies off updated Essential Medicines List
July 10, 2019Research and Development Cancer, EML, WHO, essential medicines list, oncology, pharma, world health organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of essential medicines to include 28 more drugs. The WHO’s Essential …
ViiV Healthcare’s two drug HIV therapy beats Gilead’s three drug treatment in Phase 3 trial
July 10, 2019Research and Development AIDS, Dovato, GSK, Gilead, HIV, ViiV, pharma
Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline’s HIV company, ViiV Healthcare, has said its two-drug combo Dovato (dolutegravir and lamuvidine) met its primary endpoint …
NHS to try out new subscription style payment model to pay for antibiotics
July 9, 2019Research and Development AMR, NHS, UK, health, payment models, pharma
The NHS has said it will test the world’s first subscription style payment model to pay for antibiotics. Britain’s National …
NICE recommends Alnylam’s Onpattro for inherited hATTR amyloidosis
July 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, NHS, Onpattro, UK, hATTR amyloidosis, pharma
It’s good news for UK patients as it emerges that the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has passed …
US Judge blocks Trump administration law requiring pharma to include prices in TV ads
July 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Eli Lilly, MSD, TV ads, Trump, USA, court, pharma
A judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a law that would require pharmaceutical companies to include the prices …
Roche unveils wave of strong Hemlibra data in haemophilia A with or without factor VIII inhibitors
July 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Roche, haemophilia, pharma
Roche revealed a swathe of new data on Hemlibra (emicizumab) at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2019 …
Altaire Pharmaceuticals recalls OTC products
July 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production Altaire Pharmaceuticals, US, recall, walmart
Aquebogue, New York-based firm Altaire Pharmaceuticals has enacted a voluntary recall of a number of products sold in Walmart and …
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