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Taking a look behind the scenes of Serialisation

February 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Serialization, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, serialisation

The reaction from the pharmaceutical industry has been mixed since the announcement of serialisation requirements. Ben Hargreaves discovers the challenges …

NICE backtracks to recommend Roche’s Gazyvaro in follicular lymphoma

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing Gazyvaro, NHS, NICE, Roche, follicular lymphoma

Roche has announced that NICE has issued its final decision to recommend the use of its Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab). The glyco-engineered …

Sanofi in $155m influenza vaccine deal

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing SK Chemicals, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Sanofi has revealed that it has agreed a deal with SK Chemicals, a South Korean vaccine manufacturer, to license its …

Novo’s Ozempic secures European approval in type 2 diabetes

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing EC, EMA, Europe, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, pharma

Novo Nordisk has revealed that its drug Ozempic (semaglutide) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) as a monotherapy …

Trump’s drug pricing reforms lack bite

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, President trump, Trump, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

President Trump’s rhetoric leading up to his election had the pharmaceutical industry very worried – his often quoted line about …

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Boehringer terminates Alzheimer’s candidate after Phase 2 failure

February 12, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Boehringer Ingelheim, dementia, pharma

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced its intention to halt development of its candidate BI 409306 in the treatment of Alzheimer’s after …

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MannKind entices Lilly VP to CMO role

February 9, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, Mannkind, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

MannKind, the California-based biotech, announced that David Kendall would be joining its team as Chief Medical Officer and would be …

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SFO bribery investigation into GSK opens old wounds

February 9, 2018
Medical Communications GSK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A small titbit of information was buried within GSK’s financials this week, which threatens to bring up old news that …

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Fujifilm partners with Takeda, stepping into regenerative medicine

February 9, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Fujifilm, Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Fujifilm has been steadily building up its regenerative medicines, with several acquisitions of companies that hold expertise in the area …

FDA expands J&J Zytiga combo’s indication to include castration-sensitive prostate cancer

February 9, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, J&J, JJ, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Zytiga, pharma

Johnson & Johnson has announced that Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in combination with prednisone has been awarded FDA approval in the …

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Migraine drug bad news hits a weakened Teva

February 9, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CGRP, Teva, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The cacophony of bad news that Teva has received in 2017 really needs no retelling, anyone following the story of …

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Stada poaches Novartis exec for fifth CEO in two years

February 8, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Stada, appointment

Stada has revealed its new CEO as Peter Goldschmidt, the current head of North American operations at Novartis’ generics and …

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Celgene Executive Chairman Bob Hugin retires

February 8, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Fresh from its acquisition of Juno Therapeutics, Celgene announced that its Executive Chairman Bob Hugin was to retire effective 5 …

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New Year, new goals

February 8, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer Research UK, Chiesi, EMA, FDA, Genetic Alliance, pharma

With the New Year begun in earnest, Pharmafocus speaks to a range of players in pharma and the life sciences …

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Dr Reddy’s hit by yet another recall, of 80,000+ bottles

February 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing Dr Reddy's, FDA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories problem with ensuring products reach the market at a quality the FDA deems acceptable is no secret …

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FDA approves Gilead’s Biktarvy for HIV as Viiv Healthcare launches patent lawsuit

February 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing Biktarvy, FDA, GSK, Gilead, HIV, Pfizer, Shionogi, US, ViiV Healthcare, descovy, pharma

Gilead has announced that its daily single-tablet therapy Biktarvy has received FDA approval for HIV-1 infection.

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Novartis tastes own medicine, Advair generic delayed

February 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis had not been frontrunner to receive approval for its generic version of GSK’s Advair – lagging behind Mylan’s generic …

Theravance seals potential $1bn deal with J&J

February 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing Johnson & Johnson, Theravance Biopharma, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The JAK inhibitor field is beginning to heat up – AbbVie is soon to enter Phase 3 with its predicted …

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Biogen halts Tysabri trial after failure in acute ischemic stroke

February 8, 2018
Research and Development Biogen, Tysabri, multiple sclerosis, pharma, stroke, trial failure

Biogen has halted its investigation into the efficacy of its humanised monoclonal antibody Tysabri (natalizumab) in the treatment of acute …

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