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New NICE guidelines to tackle antibiotic ‘addiction’

August 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, NICE, antimicrobial resistance, guidance, infections

NICE has published guidance to help health care professionals promote and monitor the sensible use of antibiotics – and support …

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Roche lung cancer therapy succeeds in mid-stage trial

August 17, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche, atezolizumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer

Roche’s biotech arm Genentech has scored positive results in a pivotal Phase II study of its investigational cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab. …

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FDA approves limited OxyContin use in children

August 17, 2015
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The FDA has approved the limited use of the strong painkiller Oxycontin for children in the US aged between 11 …

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Google to expand diabetes monitoring technology

August 14, 2015
Medical Communications blood sugar, diabetes, glucose, google, smart technology, wearable tech

Google is teaming up with the diabetes device maker DexCom to build a small and affordable sensor that could help …

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Tamzin Redston joines Wave

August 14, 2015
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Tamzin Redston has been appointed programme director at Wave, the specialist medical education company.Tamzin joins Wave with a background of …

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Merck in immuno-oncology collaboration with major cancer research centre

August 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Merck, keytruda, oncology

Merck is teaming up with the University of Texas to evaluate Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, in combination with other treatmentsA team …

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GSK closes Legionella-hit US site

August 14, 2015
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Legionnaire's disease, legionella, manufacturing, production

GSK has temporarily shut down its manufacturing site in North Carolina due to the discovery of the bacteria which causes …

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Bayer’s complaint over ‘misleading’ Novartis eye drug claims upheld

August 14, 2015
Medical Communications Bayer, Eylea, Lucentis, Novartis, PMCPA, code of conduct

The industry’s code of conduct regulator has ruled in favour of Bayer in a dispute claims made by Novartis when …

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Pfizer offers to pay for UK Lyrica switches

August 13, 2015
Lyrica, NHS England, Pfizer, generics, neuropathic pain, patents, pregabalin

Pfizer is to pay the administrative costs of GPs to switch patients to Lyrica from generic versions of pregabalin, as …

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Abbvie and Roche report success in Phase II leukaemia trial

August 13, 2015
Research and Development AbbVie, Breakthrough Therapy Designation, CLL, EMA, FDA, Roche, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, leukaemia, venetoclax

AbbVie plans to submit regulatory applications for its leukaemia drug venetoclax to the FDA and the EMA before the end …

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Cost of diabetes treatment in England rises

August 12, 2015
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As diabetes patients increase in numbers the cost of treating the disease in England has increased to more than £800 …

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Orexigen and Takeda reboot Contrave collaboration

August 12, 2015
Research and Development Contrave, FDA, Takeda, orexigen, weight loss drugs

Orexigen has agreed to foot the $200 million bill for a new trial to prove its claims that Contrave, the …

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FDA warns drugmaker over Kim Kardashian West promo

August 12, 2015
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Model and media personality Kim Kardashian West’s social media promotion of the morning sickness drug Diclegis has landed its producer …

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Novavax rides high on crest of RSV vaccine wave

August 12, 2015
Research and Development AbbVie, MedImmune, Novavax, RSV, vaccines

The vaccine development company Novavax has announced positive top-line data from a mid-stage clinical trial of its candidate vaccine against …

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Gareth Thurston joins Cello Health Consulting

August 12, 2015
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Cello Health has appointed Gareth Thurston as a consultant following his prior experience in pharmaceutical marketing. Gareth has over 20 …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Opdivo in the UK for lung cancer

August 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NSCLC, immunotherapy, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo

The immuno-oncology drug Opdivo is available in the UK for people with lung cancer, after Bristol-Myers Squibb launched the drug …

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Daiichi scores another NICE nod for Lixiana

August 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Daichii Sankyo, Daiichi, Lixiana, atrial fibrillation, edoxaban

NICE has recommended in draft guidance the anti-blood clotting drug Daiichi Sankyo’s Lixiana for preventing stroke and blood clots in …

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MedImmune and Inovio collaborate on cancer vaccine

August 11, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, HPV, Inovio, MedImmune, cancer vaccines, cervical cancer, oncology

MedImmune has entered into a license agreement and collaboration with Inovio, a biotechnology company developing DNA-based immunotherapies for cancer and …

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Aprecia boosts 3D printing facilities at new US site

August 11, 2015
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Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, which scored a world-first by becoming the first manufacturer to gain FDA approval for a three-dimensional printed (3DP) …

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Cold chain management and transportation of medicines

August 11, 2015
Manufacturing and Production CEIV, IATA, Transport, cold chain, fly pharma, fly pharma conference, logistics, supply chain, transportation, vaccines

Riekert Bruinink, a member of the guideline drafting committee and the Dutch health inspectorate, has a very simple explanation of …

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