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Novartis’ Phase 3 migraine data could revolutionise treatment

November 30, 2017
Research and Development CGRP, Novartis Amgen, biotech, drugs, migraine, pharma, pharmaceutical

Descriptions of treatments as ‘revolutionary’ or ‘ground-breaking’ are ten a penny in the pharmaceutical industry, very rarely do such treatments …

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US federal government withdraws approval of major patient charity over donor misconduct

November 30, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Caring Voice Coalition, US, US government, patient charity, pharma

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has rescinded authorisation for one of the US’ …

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European biotechs outperform US for investment return, report claims

November 29, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, US, investment, pharma

A new report from RSA Group has revealed that European biotech companies are “significantly outperforming” their US counterparts in terms …

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Human heart patch could repair dead tissue following heart attack

November 29, 2017
Research and Development Duke University, heart, heart patch, human heart, pharma

A team of researchers and biomedical engineers at Duke University in North Carolina, US, have revealed that they have developed …

Pfizer’s Viagra Connect becomes first erectile dysfunction drug available over-the-counter in UK

November 29, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, Pfizer, Viagra Connect, erectile dysfunction, pharma, viagra

Pfizer has revealed that its erectile dysfunction treatment Viagra Connect (sildenafil) will now be available without a prescription through UK …

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Gilead launches hep C drug Sovaldi in China at one-fifth of US price

November 29, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Gilead, hepatitis C, pharma, sovaldi

Gilead has officially launched its hepatitis C drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in the Chinese market, but with one major caveat: it …

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FDA unveils guidelines to help generic medical device versions reach the market

November 28, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Mylan, Scott Gottlieb, auto injector, auto-injector, epipen, pharma

The scandal surrounding Mylan’s price-hiking of its flagship EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector was the news of last summer, continuing to grab …

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Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s Bavencio fails at Phase 3 in gastric cancer

November 28, 2017
Research and Development Bavencio, Cancer, Merck, Pfizer, pharma

Merck KGaA and Pfizer have been rocked by the news that their jointly-developed anti-PD-L1 antibody failed to meet its primary …

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Trio, including former Novartis exec, accused of bribery to the tune of over HK$1.5 million

November 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, bribery, illegal

A trio, including a former Senior Medical Representative at Novartis, have been charged over allegedly conspiring to offer and accept …

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University of Virginia researchers identify new target in triple-negative breast cancer

November 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development University of Virginia, breast cancer, pharma, triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at the University of Virginia claim they have discovered a new target for triple-negative breast cancer, a notoriously aggressive …

NICE refuses Eisai’s breast cancer drug in new indication

November 28, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Eisai, Halaven, NICE, breast cancer, pharma

NICE has announced that it has rejected Eisai’s Halaven (eribulin) through draft guidance advising not to use the drug in …

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Intelligent Automation in Pharmacovigilance

November 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmacovigilance, primevigilance

PrimeVigilance is pleased to announce their collaboration with the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) on the upcoming seminar, organised by …

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Regeneron forced to drop Eylea combo, advantage Novartis

November 27, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eylea, Novartis, Regeneron, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis released Phase 3 data on its leading candidate for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) drug and it caused a …

Recipharm equips a further three facilities for US serialisation

November 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Recipharm

Recipharm, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has equipped three more of its facilities with serialisation capabilities in …

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Veeva European Commercial & Medical Summit

November 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, veeva

The Veeva European Commercial & Medical Summit will begin tomorrow, seeing more than 800 industry leaders convene at the Marriot …

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The global HIV/AIDS movement

November 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AIDS, HIV, International HIV/AIDS Alliance

Increasingly collaborative efforts have seen the threat of HIV recede and brought hope to demographics and communities most vulnerable to …

Bayer’s $175 million pneumonia drug fails at phase 3

November 27, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amikacin, Amikacin Inhale, Bayer, Nektar Therapeutics, pharma

Bayer has been hit by the news that its latest effort in the pneumonia space failed at the Phase 3 …

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AstraZeneca continues pivot to east with Chinese collaboration

November 27, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

It’s been a rocky year for AstraZeneca, it has scored some major successes yet its year has been marred by …

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Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health could delay up to 90% of US drug approvals

November 27, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Donald Trump, FDA, NIH, National Institutes of Health, Trump, pharma

President Donald Trump’s budget proposes to cut funding to the National Institutes of Health by $7.2 billion or 21%. Researchers …

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