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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) call for action over shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

August 27, 2019
Manufacturing and Production HRT, UK, healthcare, pharma, shortages

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have called for action from government and pharmaceutical companies to adress ongoing …

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J&J must pay $572 million for fuelling opioid crisis in Oklahoma, judge says

August 27, 2019
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

A judge in Oklahoma has said that Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for the part it played in …

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Four perspectives from life sciences companies on multichannel engagement

August 23, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Biogen, GSK, Lifesciences, Teva, healthcare, pharma

By 2020, 70% of HCPs are expected to be digital natives, whose experiences with mobile, social, and digital technologies in …

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Japan approves Genmab’s Darzalex in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

August 22, 2019
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Genmab has secured a new approval for its CD38 monoclonal antibody Darzalex (daratumumab), this time in Japan for the treatment …

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NICE Chief Sir Andrew Dillon to step down in 2020

August 22, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK pharma, UK< pharma

It’s the end of an era at the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the UK watchdog responsible …

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HHS to fund production of MSD’s Ebola vaccine V920

August 22, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Ebola, HHS, MSD, Vaccine, pharma

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said it will fund the production of MSD’s investigational Ebola …

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Gilead challenges Government over patents on preventative HIV drug Truvada

August 22, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AIDS, CDC, Gilead, HIV, IP, PrEP, Truvada, government, patents

Gilead is challenging the US Government’s patents on PrEP drug Truvada. The Foster City firm has submitted a challenge to …

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GSK’s two drug HIV regimen effective when administered every two months

August 22, 2019
Research and Development AIDS, GSK, HIV, ViiV Healthcare, viral supression

GSK’s long-acting, two-drug HIV regimen was as effective in supressing patient’s viral loads when administered every two months (eight weeks), …

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NHS patients to receive AbbVie’s Skyrizi for plaque psoriasis following NICE recommendation

August 21, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, NICE, Skyrizi, pharma

AbbVie’s Skyrizi (risankizumab) has been awarded a positive recommendation from UK drug watchdog NICE, meaning that the IL-23 inhibitor will …

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Teva launch generic version of EpiPen for children

August 21, 2019
Research and Development Mylan, Teva, allergies, children, epipen, pharma

A generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen, manufactured by Teva, is now available for children weighing between 15kg and 30kg in …

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi flops in advanced treatment-naive non-small cell lung cancer

August 21, 2019
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, lung cancer, pharma

New data have emerged illustrating that AstraZeneca’s anti-CTLA4 antibody Imfinzi (durvalumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint when used in …

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NHS England to fund Hemlibra for patients with severe haemophilia

August 21, 2019
Research and Development Chugai, Hemlibra, Roche, haemophilia, pharma

NHS England is to fund Roche and Chugai Pharma UK’s haemophilia drug Hemlibra, for people with sever congenital haemophilia A …

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Novartis exec pushed out over Zolgensma data scandal denies wrongdoing

August 21, 2019
Research and Development AveXis, FDA, Novartis, Zolgensma, data scandal, pharma, sma

Dr Brian Kaspar, the Novartis exec pushed out of AveXis over the Zolgensma data scandal, has said in a statement …

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AstraZeneca’s Farxiga meets Phase 3 primary endpoint in heart failure

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, cardiovascular disease, farxiga

New Phase 3 data has been unveiled for AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin), confirming that the SGLT2 inhibitor met its primary composite …

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California man gets eight years in prison for falsely labelling erectile dysfunction drug

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production FDA, erectile dysfunction, labellnig, pharma, tadalafil

A man from Walnut, California has been sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison for illegally importing …

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FDA turns down Sarepta’s DMD drug over safety concerns

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production DMD, FDA, approval safety, pharma, sarepta

The FDA has declined to approve Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) drug, citing safety concerns including risk of infection …

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FDA greenlights Nebriva’s Xenleta for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Nabriva, US, Xenleta, pharma, pneumonia

The FDA has awarded approval in the US to Nebriva Therapeutics’ Xenleta (lefamulin) for the treatment of adult patients with …

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Drop in prescriptions for antibiotic leads to fewer cases of superbug in Wales

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, C difficile, C. difficile, pharma, superbug

Cuts to the number of prescriptions for antibiotics have led to a drop in the number of cases of the …

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Finding the needle in the haystack of rare disease

August 19, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Genomenon, Rare Genomics Institute, pharma, rare disease

Through the use of Genomenon’s AI-driven Mastermind Genomic Search Engine, the Rare Genomics Institute succeeded where a leading genetics laboratory …

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Celgene’s Inrebic becomes second FDA-approved therapy for rare bone marrow disorder

August 19, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cerlgene, FDA, Inrebic, pharma, rare disease

Celgene is celebrating the approval in the US of its Janus kinase (JAK) 2 inhibitor Inrebic (fedratinib) in the treatment …

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