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Weight loss drugs could be used to treat cocaine addiction

September 21, 2017
Research and Development addiction, cocaine, cocaine addiction, lorcaserin, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers at the Boston Medical Center are investigating the potential of utilising weight loss drugs in the treatment of cocaine …

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Witty, Ex-CEO of GSK, keeps busy with two new roles in two days

September 21, 2017
Medical Communications : Pharma, Andrew Witty, GSK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

It was always unlikely that Andrew Witty, former CEO of GSK, would take his ‘retirement’ from the company literally, but …

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Report finds variation in quality of care in GP practices across England

September 21, 2017
Medical Communications : Pharma, England, GP, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Depending on your interpretation of results from the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) recent report on the standard of care provided …

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Merck and Pfizer’s joint skin cancer drug gets EU approval

September 21, 2017
Sales and Marketing Bavencio, Cancer, Merck, Pfizer, merkel cell carcinoma, pharma, pharmaceutical, skin canceer

Merck KGaA and Pfizer have announced that European authorisation of their jointly developed drug Bavencio (avelumab) as a monotherapy in …

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Bayer pulls plug on sterilisation device after numerous complaints

September 21, 2017
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Essure, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bayer has stopped the commercial sale of a sterilisation device in all countries, except the US, after reports that it …

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Novartis scores EU approval in acute myeloid leukaemia and advanced systemic mastocytosis

September 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, Novartis, acute myeloid leukaemia, advanced systemic mastocytosis, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis has announced that its targeted therapy Rydapt (midostaurin) has received EU approval in the two rare cancer indications: newly …

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Gates Foundation invest in Immunocore, warning of infectious disease threat

September 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, biotech, drugs, infectious diseases, pharma, pharmaceutical

It has been announced that the Bill & Melina Gates Foundation will invest up to $40 million in UK-based Immunocore …

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Antibiotic development is inadequate to meet global resistance threat, WHO warns

September 20, 2017
Research and Development WHO, antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial resistance, pharma, pharmaceutical, world health organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report indicating that worldwide development of new antibiotics is not keeping pace …

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BMS’ Opdivo to finally be made available to lung cancer patients in the UK

September 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, NICE, biotech, drugs, opdivo, pharma, pharmaceutical

It is two and a half years since patients with lung cancer in the US were able to receive Bristol-Myers …

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GSK gets FDA approval for key triple therapy inhaler

September 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Trelegy Ellipta, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The good news keeps on rolling in for GSK, with the FDA approval for its triple therapy inhaler.

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Roche and AbbVie’s leukaemia combo smashes Phase 3 endpoint

September 19, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AbbVie, Rituxan, Roche, Venclexta, Venclyxto, leukaemia, pharma, pharmaceutical

Venclexta/Venclyxto (venetoclax), Roche and AbbVie’s oral B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitor, successfully met its primary endpoint in Phase 3 trials, providing …

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Janssen reveals positive CHMP opinion, long-term data for psoriasis drug guselkumab

September 19, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA< CHMP, Janssen, guselkumab, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Janssen has announced that its psoriasis drug guselkumab has been awarded a positive opinion by the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal …

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FDA locks down combo immunotherapy trials, Roche added to hold

September 19, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Roche, biotech, drugs, immunotherapy, pharma, pharmaceutical, tecentriq

The FDA has moved to ensure that all immunotherapy trials studying PD-1/L1 agents, alongside immunomodulatory medicines in certain blood cancers …

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Teva completes sale of women’s health for $1.38 billion

September 19, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Teva, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, women's health

Teva announced last week that it had reached an agreement to sell Paragard, an intrauterine copper contraceptive, to CooperSurgical for …

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Swine flu pandemic linked to increased incidence of diabetes

September 19, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biotech, diabetes type 1, drugs, influenza, pharma, pharmaceutical, swine flu

The swine flu pandemic that swept the world in 2009 may have had unforeseen consequences in some populations, after researchers …

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Scholar Rock prise Regulatory Affairs director away from Biogen

September 18, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Scholar Rock, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Scholar Rock has announced that it has moved to appoint Heather Faulds as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Faulds joins …

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Novartis’ Xolair shows strong retreatment efficacy at Phase 3 in chronic spontaneous urticaria

September 18, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Xolair, chronic spontaneous urticarial, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis has released new data demonstrating the efficacy of Xolair (omalizumab) in the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a …

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Standing together: Supercharging the clinical trial in Europe

September 18, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, biotech, clinical trials, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The European Medicines Agency is on the cusp of rolling out one of the most ground-breaking digital platforms for facilitating …

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FDA approves first medical app, for use in addiction

September 18, 2017
Sales and Marketing Pear Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, reset

The FDA has taken a major step in the digitisation of healthcare by handing out the first medical app approval: …

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China’s Fosun Group grabs 74% stake in India’s Gland Pharma for $1.1 billion

September 18, 2017
Sales and Marketing China, Fosun Pharma, Gland Pharma, India, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Chinese conglomerate Fosun has agreed to acquire 74% of India’s Gland Pharma for $1.1 billion, sealing a previously unsuccessful deal …

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