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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

June 23, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

We’re officially into summer, and the weekend is here. This week saw a number of stories that piqued the attention …

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Immune system attacks the brain in Alzheimer’s, study suggests

June 22, 2017
Research and Development Alzheimer's

New research has identified direct evidence that the body’s immune system attacks the brain in Parkinson’s disease, seemingly confirming a …

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Risk estimate produced from long-term BRCA gene study

June 22, 2017
Research and Development BRCA, Cancer Research UK, University of Cambridge

A new study funded by Cancer Research UK and carried out by the University of Cambridge has identified the ages …

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New research unlocks the key to slowing cancer metastasis

June 22, 2017
Research and Development Cancer, metastasis

Stemming from a theory she developed as a sophomore at John Hopkins University in Maryland, Hasini Jayatilaka and a team …

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Novartis pulls off surprise success in cardiovascular risk

June 22, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis

Novartis has posted positive news from the Cantos clinical trial study that saw its drug, Canakinumab, pull of a surprise …

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FDA’s Gottlieb draws those ‘gaming’ system into pricing debate

June 22, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, FDA, Trump

President Trump spoke often of how pharmaceutical companies were ‘getting away with murder’, in regards to drug pricing, and now …

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FDA locks down import from 3 Indian IPCA facilities

June 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development FDA, India, Ipca

More drama in the Indian pharma sector as the FDA announces it has enforced a ban on the import of …

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10 years later, Shire gains FDA approval for ADHD drug

June 21, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ADHD, Shire

Shire has revealed that the FDA has approved its long-acting and interestingly named ADHD drug, Mydayis. The approval comes more …

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Immune system exhaustion associated with irritable bowel syndrome

June 21, 2017
Research and Development IBS, irritable bowel syndrome, t cells

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have linked a specific type of irritable bowel syndrome with the exhaustion of the …

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FDA backs Novo’s diabetes drug for cardiovascular efficacy

June 21, 2017
Research and Development Novo Nordisk, Victoza

Good news for Novo Nordisk as the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) of the FDA recommends that data …

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FDA-approved drugs in combination could provide new antibiotics

June 21, 2017
Research and Development Antibiotics, FDA, antibiotic resistance

Research emerging from the University of Utah Health has built on knowledge that drugs used in combination can be more …

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Novartis receives positive news in eye drug P3 studies

June 20, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eylea, Novartis, Regeneron

Novartis has achieved positive feedback from its two Phase 3 studies into its eye drug RTH258 (brolucizumab), which found it …

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GSK’s new President of Global Pharma join date revealed as AZ drops lawsuit

June 20, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production AZ, AstraZeneca, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Luke Miels

The transition of former AstraZeneca Executive Vice President for Europe Luke Miels to rival pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline has not been …

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‘Vaccine’ to lower cholesterol enters human trials

June 20, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AFFiRis, cholesterol, diabetes

After positive results for a ‘vaccine’ to combat fatty deposits in the arteries in mice, the researchers have taken the …

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Pfizer launches vaccine study in Group B Streptococcus

June 20, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Group B Streptococcus, Pfizer

A potentially pivotal Phase 1 study has been launched by Pfizer into the use of its investigational vaccine as a …

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Merkel opens Takeda’s new production facility in Germany

June 20, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Germany, Takeda, merkel

Angela Merkel was part of the opening ceremony that saw Takeda announce the completion of a third production space in …

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Thermo Fisher Scientific announces single quadrupole mass spectrometer and specialised columns

June 19, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced new technologies that are designed to allow analytical …

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Severe asthma patients require more support, Novartis study suggests

June 19, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, asthma

A new study from Novartis has indicated that patients suffering from severe asthma still do not get adequate support to …

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Sudanese research centre launches first-ever mycetoma trial

June 19, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mycetoma

A significant step forward has been made in moving towards a treatment for neglected tropical disease mycetoma as the first-ever …

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Making strides in hepatitis

June 19, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Johnson & Johnson

Pharmafocus caughtup with Lawrence Blatt, Janssen’s Global Therapeutic Area Head, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, to discuss the progress being made in the …

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