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India’s NPPA identifies 634 non-compliant drug pricings

February 24, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abbott, AstraZeneca, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Dr Reddy’s, nppa

India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revealed that as many as 634 drugs from top pharma firms in the …

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Death in trial of Roche’s potential blockbuster haemophilia drug

February 24, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Novo Nordisk, Roche, Shire, haemophilia

Roche has reported a death in the trial of its haemophilia treatment, emicizumab, that will only add to safety concerns …

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EFPIA names new first female Director General Nathalie Moll

February 24, 2017
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, appointment

Industry trade organisation the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has announced the appointment of Nathalie Moll as …

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Takeda collaborates to launch wearable-tech depression study

February 23, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Takeda, depression, mental health, wearable tech

Takeda and Cognition Kit Limited have announced a collaborative venture to trial the use of an app in the monitoring …

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BMS temporarily expands Board with three new additions

February 23, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb has bolstered its Board of Directors with the appointment of three Directors, a move which temporarily expands its …

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China’s insurance expansion boon to global pharma

February 23, 2017
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, China, GSK, Shire

China has expanded the list of medicines that are covered on basic medical insurance schemes, named China’s National Reimbursement Drug …

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Sun Pharma inaugurates first Egypt production facility

February 23, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Egypt, India, Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma

Ranbaxy, a subsidiary of India’s Sun Pharma, has opened its first production facility in Egypt in a bid to further …

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First biosimilar for European cancer treatment given approval

February 23, 2017
Sales and Marketing biosimilar, celltrion

The first biosimilar will be made available in Europe to match the indications of Roche’s best-selling cancer drug, Rituxan. The …

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Novartis’ Zykadia scores priority review and breakthrough designation from FDA

February 23, 2017
Sales and Marketing Novartis, zykadia

Novartis’ lung cancer treatment Zykadia (ceritinib) has been awarded both priority review and breakthrough therapy designation by the US Food …

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CSO loses position at DNA sequencing company after admitting fraud

February 23, 2017
Medical Communications Karmagenes

Pranav Ullal, formerly of Chief Scientific officer of Karmagenes, has been removed from his position after a paper he published …

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Pfizer’s Remicade biosimilar displays similar efficacy

February 22, 2017
Research and Development Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Remicade, inflectra

Pfizer and Celltrion have announced new data for their Remicade biosimilar, Inflectra, that shows that the drug is comparable in …

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Insider Interview: BGMA Director Warwick Smith disputes recent generic price increase claims

February 22, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Warwick Smith, bgma, generics

Warwick Smith, Director of the British Generic Manufacturer’s Association (BGMA), discusses the recent data suggesting generic drug prices in the …

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Roche and Discuva extend agreement to develop target antimicrobials

February 22, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Discuva, Roche

Discuva, a drug discovery company based in Cambridge, UK, has announced that its collaboration with Roche, first agreed in 2014, …

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Rabbit virus proves effective in treatment of multiple myeloma

February 22, 2017
Research and Development multiple myeloma

A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) utilising the myxoma virus (MYXV) to treat multiple …

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Testosterone gel trials reveal mixed results of benefits and drawbacks

February 22, 2017
Research and Development Testosterone gel, testosterone

A large study looking into the potential positive or negative effects of supplementing older men with testosterone gel revealed definitive …

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Nativis bolsters boardroom with new director

February 22, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nativis

Nativis Inc., a clinical stage life science bio-electronic company, has announced the appointment of Dr Una Ryan to its board …

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The March 2017 issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

February 22, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, FDA, Johnson & Johnson, MSD, Roche, Trump, crispr, immunotherapy, opdivo

The latest edition of Pharmafocus is available to read online now! From breakthroughs in antibiotic resistance R&D to gene editing …

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FDA Priority Review for Pfizer investigational leukaemia drug

February 22, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, FDA, Inotuzumab ozogamicin, Pfizer, priority review

Pfizer has announced that its leukaemia treatment inotuzumab ozogamicin has been accepted for Priority Review by the US Food and …

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FDA rejects Amphastar’s application for NDA for intranasal overdose treatment

February 21, 2017
Research and Development Amphastar, FDA

Amphastar has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for an intranasal version of Naloxone, …

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Anti-aging study reveals role of mitochondria pointing towards new medicine

February 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Anti-aging, SkQ1, anti aging, mitochondria

A joint study between researchers from Russia and Sweden has revealed the extent to which mitochondria play a role in …

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