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FDA โ€˜yesโ€™ to inhaled insulin

June 30, 2014
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The FDA has approved the first โ€˜ultra-rapid-actingโ€™ mealtime insulin therapy available in the US, to improve glycemic control in both …

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GSK China sex tape โ€˜sent to Wittyโ€™

June 30, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline was scrambling to defend itself over the weekend as new details emerged concerning the extent of its suspected corruption …

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CHMP approves six drugs including daclatasvir

June 30, 2014
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A key advisory committee for the European Medicines Agency has given its approval to six new drugs at its latest …

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Quantum Pharmaceutical adds head of commercial

June 30, 2014
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UK medicines supplier and manufacturing firm Quantum Pharmaceutical has expanded its team with the appointment of a new head of …

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Value tops the agenda at ASCO cancer conference

June 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, chicago, mccafferty, oncology

The annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting has long been one of the most important events on the …

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NICE U-turn on cancer drug despite price increase

June 27, 2014
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UK pricing watchdog NICE has performed a U-turn on Glivec (imatinib) by issuing new draft guidance recommending the drug, despite …

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FDA rejects olaparib

June 27, 2014
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AstraZeneca has been dealt a blow by a key advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration, which has …

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Ranbaxyโ€™s Diovan copycat approved in US

June 27, 2014
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Ranbaxy has won approval for its copycat form of Novartisโ€™ blockbuster blood pressure drug Diovan, as the Swiss firm finally …

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BMS expands data transparency

June 27, 2014
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is to expand access to its clinical trial data โ€“ but researchersโ€™ requests will have to be approved …

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Biotec names commercial director

June 27, 2014
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Clinical trials services firm Biotec Services International has appointed Martin Lamb to the position of commercial director. Lamb will lead …

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NICE recommends tenth diabetes drug

June 26, 2014
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In final guidance NICE has recommended Janssenโ€™s Invokana as a treatment to help lower blood sugar levels in people with …

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FDA warns GSK plant

June 26, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKlineโ€™s Canadian operation has incurred the displeasure of the US Food and Drug Administration for irregularities in its production of …

Onyx Health launches womenโ€™s health blog

June 26, 2014
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Healthcare agency Onyx Health has launched its own blog site and online community dedicated to womenโ€™s health. In what the …

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AbbVie spells out Shire benefits

June 26, 2014
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AbbVie has spelt out exactly why it believes that Shire should accept its $46.5 billion bid. The US firm wants …

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Retrogenix appoints US directorโ€จโ€จ

June 26, 2014
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Biotech firm Retrogenix has appointed Matthew Britz as its North American business development director.  Britz will operate out of the …

Review into NHS cover ups

June 25, 2014
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Ministers have ordered a review into the whistleblowing culture within the NHS as itโ€™s announced that 20% of hospitals have …

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Willetts champions UK life sciences

June 25, 2014
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Science minister David Willetts has been banging the drum for UK life sciences at a major conference in the US, …

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Seb Coe: pharma needs to collaborate more

June 25, 2014
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British Olympic Association chair Sebastian Coe has called on pharma firms to participate more in corporate-sponsored disease prevention projects and …

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New BMS cancer treatment shines

June 25, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, BMS, Cancer, Yervoy, braf, melanoma, nivolumab

Bristol-Myers Squibbโ€™s investigational cancer treatment nivolumab has helped patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer to live longer. The …

India โ€˜likelyโ€™ to increase price caps

June 25, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, FDA, India, UK, pricing

Indiaโ€™s government is โ€˜likelyโ€™ to increase the number of drugs which are subject to price caps, according to a report …

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