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Anti-blood clotting drug Eliquis gets NICE nod

March 6, 2015
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Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s Eliquis for preventing blood clots has been shown the green light to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE), …

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Acacia Pharma appoints two directors to board

March 6, 2015
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UK pharma firm Acacia Pharma that develops drugs for supportive care has confirmed Scott Byrd and Christine Soden have joined …

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GlaxoSmithKline in major opium deal

March 5, 2015
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GSK is to sell its opiates business to Sun Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed amount, the two companies have announced. The …

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Government lays out rare diseases plan

March 5, 2015
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The UK government has set out new plans to improve the lives of patients with rare diseases by 2020. The …

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BMS’ Opdivo wins US lung cancer race

March 5, 2015
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The FDA has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer …

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AbbVie buys Pharmacyclics in $21 billion deal

March 5, 2015
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AbbVie has secured Californian biotech Pharmacyclics and beat Johnson & Johnson to gain control of blockbuster blood cancer therapy Imbruvica in …

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Adaptimmune makes executive hires from GSK

March 5, 2015
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UK and US clinical-stage biotech firm Adaptimmune has increased its senior team with the appointment of Dr Rafael Amado as …

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Eisai Alzheimer’s drug to see China review

March 4, 2015
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Alzheimer’s drug Aricept from Eisai has been accepted for review in China to treat patients with the most severe form …

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Teva to sell US manufacturing plant

March 4, 2015
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Teva Pharmaceutical has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell a US manufacturing facility to G&W Laboratories. The …

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EU widens indications for Pfizer vaccine

March 4, 2015
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Pfizer has gained approval from the European Commission which has signed off on an EMA decision to recommend Prevenar 13 …

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New chief executive for Takeda

March 4, 2015
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Japanese pharma giant Takeda has added the title of chief executive to its representative director, president and chief operating officer …

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Scottish reforms proven to work says SMC

March 4, 2015
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The chief pharma advisor for the Scottish Medicines Consortium Anne Lee says changes to its processes have contributed to improved …

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Finance director general for Department of Health retiring

March 4, 2015
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The Department of Health’s director general for finance and the NHS Richard Douglas is to retire at the end of …

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AstraZeneca completes respiratory deal with Actavis

March 3, 2015
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AstraZeneca has completed its acquisition of Dublin-headquartered firm Actavis with its branded respiratory portfolio deal worth $700 million. The agreement …

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Boehringer chases approval for anti-Pradaxa drug

March 3, 2015
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Boehringer Ingelheim is launching new drug applications for its investigational treatment to reverse the effects of its blood-thinning drug Pradaxa. …

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Takeda expands in Singapore

March 3, 2015
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Japanese pharma giant Takeda has set up new Singapore offices in the Biopolis biomedical complex with the aim of expanding …

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Chiesi reprimanded again over Fostair drug

March 3, 2015
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Chiesi has been reprimanded after it breached the ABPI’s Code of Practice for its promotion of asthma inhaler Fostair. The …

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NICE recommends Harvoni for hepatitis C

March 3, 2015
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NICE has signalled a provisional OK for Gilead’s Harvoni to be used as a treatment for hepatitis C by the …

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Premise Health senior joins Nashville Health Care Council

March 3, 2015
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US worksite health and patient engagement firm Premise Health has announced that its senior VP Beth Ratliff has been selected …

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ZMapp trials start in Liberia

March 2, 2015
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Clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of the experimental Ebola vaccine ZMapp are underway in infected parts of …

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