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Consumer watchdog highlights FDA failures

June 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, brett wells, hetlioz, public citizen

Consumer watchdog Public Citizen has criticised the FDA for incorrectly expanding the use of Vanda Pharma’s sleep disorder drug Hetlioz …

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Amgen bets on immunotherapy future

June 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, immunotherapy, oncology, oncolytic, tom lillie

When we speak to Tom Lillie he’s brimming with excitement about the future for Amgen in oncology and the future …

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DrugDev looks to Lilly for chairman role

June 15, 2015
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Dr Jeffrey Kasher has joined US healthcare tech firm DrugDev as the chairman of its advisory board. Kasher takes 28 …

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China flu vaccine gets WHO seal of approval

June 12, 2015
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A Chinese influenza vaccine has been deemed safe and effective by The World Health Organization (WHO). The approval makes its …

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MSF campaigns to uphold cheap Indian generics

June 12, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Doctors Without Borders, India, MSF, Médecins Sans Frontières

Charity Médecins Sans Frontières is urging Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to stand tall and not give in to pressure …

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Panasonic snaps up Bayer diabetes

June 12, 2015
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Bayer is selling off its Diabetes Care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings, giving the Japanese giant access to blood glucose …

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AstraZeneca head of R&D exits role

June 12, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Briggs Morrison

Briggs Morrison who joined AstraZeneca in 2012 and played an instrumental part in defending its takeover by Pfizer, is abruptly …

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NHS could save £5 billion each year with modest reform

June 11, 2015
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The chairman of the NHS procurement and efficiency board Lord Carter has said the UK health body could save billions …

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Turing names R&D president

June 11, 2015
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Turing Pharmaceuticals has appointed life sciences executive and medical researcher Dr Eliseo Salinas to the company as president of R&D. …

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NICE rejects Otelza but SMC recommends it

June 11, 2015
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Draft guidance issued by NICE has seen rejections for products including Celgene’s Otelza and Astellas Pharma’s Xtandi, and a call …

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GSK investigator freed from Chinese prison

June 10, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, brett wells, bribery, scandal

British private investigator Peter Humphrey who worked for GlaxoSmithKline has been released from a Chinese jail following his conviction last …

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Data supports switching to Hospira biosimilar for RA

June 10, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EULAR, Hospira, Janssen, RA, brett wells, celltrion, inflectra, rome

Findings presented at EULAR this week from the first real-world study in patients with rheumatic diseases supports switching from J&J’s …

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Coalition launches to tackle AMR

June 10, 2015
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A new, not-for-profit coalition has launched with a mission to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and what it sees as the …

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Red Door Unlimited appoints two digital consultants

June 10, 2015
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Red Door Unlimited has appointed two consultants in Jock McEwan who joins as digital senior account director, and Gill Dunn …

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Myeloma charity body publishes its first trial results

June 9, 2015
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The Myeloma UK Clinical Trial Network (CTN) has published data from its first trial marking a major milestone for the …

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Merck diabetes drug gets CV trial boost

June 9, 2015
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Merck’s diabetes drug Januvia has been given a boost following worries over side effects for patients after a trial revealed …

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AstraZeneca sets up production unit in Africa

June 9, 2015
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AstraZeneca is embarking upon a joint venture that will involve the building of a new $125 million small-molecule plant in …

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Cello Health Consulting appoints senior head

June 9, 2015
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Healthcare strategic marketing consultancy Cello Health Consulting has appointed Robert Stringer as a senior consultant. Stringer takes 20 years’ marketing experience …

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Pharma underwrites medicines bill with £207 million

June 8, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, PPRS, ahsn, brett wells

The Department of Health and the ABPI have confirmed a payment of £207 million from pharma to underwrite growth of …

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Novo Nordisk launches diabetes combination

June 8, 2015
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Diabetes specialist firm Novo Nordisk has launched a new treatment in the UK which combines two of the Danish firm’s …

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