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New Irish pharma deal to save €750 million, says minister

July 20, 2016
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The Irish government has struck a deal with pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding the price and supply of medicines, which is expected …

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NICE recommends PTC Therapeutics Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment

July 20, 2016
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PTC Therapeutics has announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued final guidance recommending Translarna (ataluren) …

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AstraZeneca loses legal bid to block Crestor generics

July 20, 2016
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A US district court judge has refused AstraZeneca’s request for a temporary restraining order blocking the approval of generic versions …

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J&J boosted by pharma revenue in Q2 results

July 20, 2016
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Shares at Johnson and Johnson have reached a record high of over $125 after pharma revenues helped to raise full …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb settle $30 million California kickback lawsuit

July 20, 2016
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has agreed to pay $30 million to the California Department of Insurance to settle an almost decade …

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FDA panel unanimously recommends approval of Valeant’s brodalumab with conditions

July 20, 2016
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Valeant has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) dermatologic and ophthalmic drugs advisory committee has recommended brodalumab …

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Celgene boosts cancer portfolio with deal worth up to $2.5 billion with Jounce Therapeutics

July 19, 2016
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Celgene has entered into a collaboration with Jounce Therapeutics that will see the pair jointly develop and commercialise Jounce’s lead …

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Teva sells $15 billion in bonds to fund Allergan generics deal

July 19, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Teva, bonds, generics

Teva Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has successfully finalised a bond sale totalling $15 billion that will help to fund …

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Opdivo to go before EU, US regulators in head and neck cancer

July 19, 2016
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that its lead oncology drug, Opdivo (nivolumab), is set to go before regulators in the US …

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Novartis lowers core operating profit outlook in Q2 results

July 19, 2016
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Novartis has warned that its profits may decline this year as it issued second quarter results, with generic competition for …

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New data shows superior viral suppression for Triumeq in women with HIV

July 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Triumeq, ViiV Healthcare

ViiV Healthcare has presented late-stage data showing superior efficacy for combination treatment Triumeq (dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine) compared with atazanavir, plus other treatments, …

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AstraZeneca presents positive Phase III results for lung cancer drug Tagrisso

July 18, 2016
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AstraZeneca has presented results from the latest Phase III trial evaluating Tagrisso (osimertinib) as a second line treatment for patients …

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Roche’s lymphoma drug fails to beat rivals in Phase III trial

July 18, 2016
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Roche has announced that a Phase III trial evaluating Gazyva/Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) in patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma …

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Samsung Bioepis Humira biosimilar gets accepted for EMA review

July 18, 2016
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the marketing authorisation application from Samsung Bioepis for their biosimilar version …

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FDA approves first extended depth of focus lenses for people with cataracts

July 18, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, FDA, cataracts

Abbott has announced that the Tecnis Symfony Intraocular Lenses for the treatment of cataracts has been approved by the US …

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Valeant’s psoriasis drug “difficult to assess”, according to FDA staff

July 18, 2016
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Staff at the US Food and Drug Administration have expressed concerns over Valeant’s psoriasis candidate, brodalumab, due to the potential …

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Patient death in gene therapy trial sends Ziopharm stocks falling

July 18, 2016
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Ziopharm Oncology has issued a statement following the death of a patient enrolled on a Phase I clinical trial for …

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UK medical charity sells part of interest in MSD’s Keytruda for $150 million

July 15, 2016
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UK medical research charity MRC Technology sold part of its royalty interest in US pharma major MSD’s (NYSE: MRK) immunotherapy …

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Weekly Movers: CytRx, Coherus BioSciences, Juno Therapeutics…

July 15, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Coherus BioSciences, GW Pharmaceuticals, Sage Therapeutics, Share price, Shares, Stock Markets, cytrx, juno therapeutics

Shares in CytRx (Nasdaq: CYTR) lost nearly three-fourth in value after the company reported disappointing late-stage results for its lead …

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Nice rejects United Therapeutics’ cancer drug

July 15, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development NICE, United Therapeutics, Unituxin, neuroblastoma

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) rejected United Therapeutics’ (Nasdaq: UTHR) Unituxin (dinutuximab) in combination therapy to …

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