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Enhancing scientific acumen in the pharma boardroom

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications R&D

Dana M. Krueger and Neha Rajdev, of Russell Reynolds, discuss the importance of a scientific background in the boardrooms of …

News
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FDA warns API manufacturer about river water as ingredient

March 17, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Badrivishal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, FDA, India

The FDA has issued Badrivishal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals a warning letter regarding numerous violations of manufacturing codes. The most worrying …

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Ex-Novartis employee found not guilty of deceitful drug advertising

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Diovan, Novartis, legal

A Tokyo court has ruled finding ex-Novartis employee Nobuo Shirahashi and the company’s Tokyo-based sales arm Novartis Pharma KK not …

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AstraZeneca hit with second blow on $2.7 billion drug

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, FDA, hyperkalaemia

AstraZeneca paid $2.7 billion for ZS Pharma, back in 2015, with the desire to get its hands on the company’s …

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Biogen swoops to appoint Ex-Roche Vice President

March 16, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen

Biogen have appointed Anirvan Ghosh to the position of Senior Vice President of research and Early Development. Ghosh is slated …

Appointment

NICE reverses decision on medication for relapsing multiple sclerosis

March 16, 2017
Sales and Marketing Biogen, zinbryta

The current topic of discussion regarding NICE is how its recent changes will impact patient access to medicine but, away …

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The rising threat of antibiotic resistance

March 16, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing antibiotic resistance

Last month, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) revealed findings that showed that utilising antibiotics in combination …

Feature
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NICE drug expense limit of £20 million could cause treatment delays

March 16, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS England, NICE, fast-track appraisal process, rare disease

NICE has released its decision on the fast-track approval process and other changes that will be brought through at the …

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FDA warns China’s Lumis over misbranded APIs

March 16, 2017
Manufacturing and Production FDA, Lumis

Chinese firm Lumis Global Pharmaceuticals became the latest to face the FDA’s ire as it was hit by a warning …

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US city takes drug company to court over opioid crisis

March 16, 2017
Medical Communications OxyContin, opioid, opioid crisis

The opioid crisis in North America continues to rumble on, ruining lives and causing untold damage to communities. One city, …

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Trump’s proposed budget doubles FDA regulatory fees

March 16, 2017
Sales and Marketing FDA, Trump

Trump’s presidency could cost the industry more than twice as much in regulatory review fees next year, as his administration …

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Ibuprofen linked to 31% increase in risk of cardiac arrest

March 16, 2017
Medical Communications cardiac arrest, ibuprofen

A study emerging from Denmark has found that the use of over-the-counter pain killer, Ibuprofen, is associated with an increased …

News

SHL to Present at Pharmapack Symposium Taiwan 2017

March 16, 2017
Manufacturing and Production auto injectors, extractables and leachables, prefilled syringe

Olle Ljungquist, Senior Scientist at SHL Group, will give a talk on the “Requirements and Test Methods for Finished Prefilled …

News
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Decade lifespan difference in Americans and Canadians with cystic fibrosis

March 15, 2017
Research and Development Canada, United States, cystic fibrosis

A new study has emerged looking into life expectancy of those with cystic fibrosis, funded by the US Cystic Fibrosis …

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NICE recommends against Opdivo for classical Hodgkin lymphoma

March 15, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, opdivo

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released draft guidance provisionally turning down Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) …

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FDA-approved preterm birth drug has no benefit and may cause harm, study suggests

March 15, 2017
Research and Development FDA, Makena

A study by the UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that the synthetic progestogen hormone 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC), a …

News
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MSD’s Keytruda notches another FDA approval in Hodgkin lymphoma

March 15, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hodgkin lymphoma, MSD, keytruda

MSD, otherwise known as Merck in North America, continues to score indication successes with Keytruda, this time in Hodgkin lymphoma. …

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Patients in UK to be given early access to Sanofi’s eczema treatment

March 14, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dupilumab, MHRA, Sanofi

Sanofi’s treatment for atopic dermatitis, otherwise known as eczema, has been given a positive scientific opinion through the MHRA’s Early …

News

Novartis secures first-line FDA approval in breast cancer indication

March 14, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Kisqali, Novartis, breast cancer

The FDA has approved Kisqali (ribociclib) in combination with letrozole for the first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor …

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Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma over twice as likely to suffer second cancer

March 14, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Hodgkin lymphoma, ICR

New research emerging from the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) has found that those previously treated for Hodgkin lymphoma are …

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