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The pharmaceutical ethics of drug-price increases

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development Drug pricing, Turing Pharma, ethics

What is an ‘ethical’ price for a drug?Last month Turing Pharmaceuticals, a start-up run by a former hedge-fund manager, raised …

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FDA approves new therapy for pancreatic cancer

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pancreatic cancer

The FDA has approved drug a pancreatic cancer drug, Onivyde, which has produced significant overall survival rates in an international …

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Valeant drops Philidor after prescription fraud row

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Valeant

Valeant has announced that it is ‘severing all ties with Philidor’, the specialty pharmacy at the heart of recent controversy surrounding …

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NHS set for digital health tech review

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Robert Wachter, digital health, health secretary

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says turning the NHS into a “patient-powered, technologically advanced health service” is “one of the most …

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Digital software shows benefit in ADHD trial

October 30, 2015
Medical Communications ADHD, Akili, PureTech Health, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, digital tech

A pilot study of a digital health technology designed to improve symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children …

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Sanofi recalls allergy injection pens

October 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production Allerject, Sanofi, anaphylaxis

Sanofi has halted manufacturing and is recalling its Allerject auto-injectors following a blunder involving incorrect dosages. The voluntary recall involves …

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Alvogen appoints Faysal Kalmoua as EVP of portfolio

October 29, 2015
Medical Communications Alvogen, Faysal Kalmoua

Alvogen has announced the appointment of Faysal Kalmoua as its new executive vice president of portfolio.Kalmoua joins Alvogen with an …

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Constella

Allergan acquires rights to pioneering IBS treatment from Almirall

October 29, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Constella, IBS, linaclotide

Allergan and its commercialisation partner Ironwood Pharmaceuticals have announced that Allergan has acquired the rights to Constella.The companies have acquired …

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ANALYSIS: The challenges of forecasting biosimilar sales across Europe

October 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biologics, biosimilars, generics, patent cliff, patents, sales, sales forecasts

The introduction of biologic medicines revolutionised treatment in several key therapeutic areas, including oncology, diabetes and various inflammatory diseases.The landscape …

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FDA approves Bristol-Myers Squibb’s skin cancer drug

October 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Yervoy, ipilumumab, melanoma

The FDA has recommended Bristol-Myers Squibb’s cancer drug Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma. The drug, …

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Novo Nordisk posts strong nine-month results

October 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, insulin

Novo Nordisk has exceeded market expectations in its nine-month financial results, reporting a 51% increase in operating profit and 33% …

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Bayer posts strong earnings growth

October 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Sales across the Bayer group rose by 1.9% in the third quarter of 2015 to €11 billion, according the company’s …

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Novartis launches new hypertension program in Ghana

October 29, 2015
Research and Development

The Novartis Foundation and its partners have begun screening patients in a Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) in Ghana in …

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Pfizer in ‘friendly’ merger talks with Allergan

October 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Pfizer, Teva

Pfizer is in talks with Allergan over what could be the largest takeover deal in an already record-breaking year, it …

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Baxter names José Almeida chairman and chief executive

October 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Joe Almeida, José Almeida, baxter

Baxter has named José (Joe) Almeida as the company’s new chairman and chief executive from January 1, 2016. Almeida will …

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Dr Jane Osbourn to join BIA board as chair

October 28, 2015

Dr Jane Osbourn, the vice president of research and development at MedImmune, will be the new chair of the BIA …

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FDA approves first-in-class Amgen melanoma drug

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Imlygic, melonoma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amgen’s Imlygic for the treatment of melanoma lesions in the skin …

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Otsuka kidney drug earns first NICE nod

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, jinarc, kidney disease, tolvaptan

NICE has released final guidance recommending Otsuka’s Jinarc, the first-ever treatment shown to slow progression of life-threatening Autosomal Dominant Polycystic …

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Sales up at MSD while Keytruda hits survival target in late-stage trial

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, financial results, keytruda, pembrolizumab

Worldwide sales at MSD were $10.1 billion in the third quarter of 2015, a 4% increase after accounting for the …

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Otsuka, GW announce Sativex fails in Phase III cancer pain trials

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, GX Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka, Sativex, cancer pain, palliative care, phase III, phase III failure

Otsuka and GW Pharmaceuticals cannabis-based drug Sativex failed to show superiority over placebo in two Phase III trials.The studies were …

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