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Heart drugs show promise in stroke and dementia

April 25, 2019
Research and Development angina, cilostazol, dementia, heart drugs, isosorbide mononitrate, stroke

Drugs for heart disease and angina have shown promise as preventative treatments for stroke and dementia, according to scientists from …

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Pharma boosts lobby spending in first quarter of 2019

April 24, 2019
Research and Development PhRMA, Trump, USA, congress, lobbying, lobbyists, pharma

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) trade lobbyists have spent near record levels on lobbying in the first …

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Working Life: Dr Todd Hobbs, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Novo Nordisk

April 24, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, Working Life, feature, pharma

Novo Nordisk’s VP and CMO discusses his leap from family medicine into the pharma industry, his biggest achievements, and how …

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AbbVie’s Skyrizi snatches up FDA approval in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

April 24, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, FDA, Skyrizi, US, pharma, psoriasis

AbbVie has revealed that its interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) has received marketing authorisation in the US from the FDA …

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Eli Lilly sell Chinese rights to two antibiotics in deal worth $375 million

April 24, 2019
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US firm Eli Lilly has agreed to sell the Chinese rights to two of its antibiotics, Ceclor (cefaclor) and Vancocin …

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Former pharma wholesaler execs face criminal charges over opioid crisis

April 24, 2019
Research and Development Litigation, RDC, Rochester Drug Cooperative, opioid crisis, opioids

Laurence Doud III, the former CEO of New York-based Rochester Drug Co-operative (RDC) – one of the largest drug distributors …

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Teva terminates Ajovy at Phase 3 in episodic cluster headache

April 24, 2019
Research and Development Teva, ajovy, headache, pharma

Israeli pharmaceutical firm Teva has announced its intention to terminate further development of its calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor Ajovy …

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Keytruda/Inlyta combo scores FDA approval in advanced kidney cancer

April 23, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, MSD, Pfizer, Sutent, inlyta, keytruda, pharma

MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has secured another approval from the FDA, this time as a first-line treatment in combination …

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J&J pay $9.9 million to settle surgical mesh implant case

April 23, 2019
Manufacturing and Production . Johnson & Johnson, J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Litigation, washington

Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle a Washington state lawsuit over the firm’s …

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Pfizer immune-oncology leader joins Aduro Biotech as new CMO

April 23, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Aduro Biotech, Cancer, Pfizer, immuno-oncology, immunotherapy, oncology

Pfizer’s vice president and head of immune-oncology clinical development has joined Aduro Biotech as the company’s new Chief Medical Officer, …

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Signal boosting implant allows patients with Parkinson’s to walk

April 23, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Canada, Parkinson's, Western University, electrical signals, implant

Patients with Parkinson’s have been able to walk after receiving electrical stimulation to their spines. A new treatment, developed by …

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Innovative malaria vaccine to be trialled in Malawi

April 23, 2019
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Mosquirix, RTS S, ghana, kenya, malaria, malawi

An innovative malaria vaccine is set to be trialled in Malawi as part of large scale trials which will see …

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Novartis reveals promising interim Phase 3 data for gene therapy Zolgensma in spinal muscular atrophy

April 18, 2019
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Novartis has revealed new interim data from its Phase 3 trial investigating the efficacy of its gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

April 18, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Genentech, Gilead, HIV, MS, Novartis, kidney disease, pharma

This week was a good one for clinical trials and a bad one for employees after both Gilead and GSK …

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NICE recommends UCB’s Cimzia in severe plaque psoriasis

April 18, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cimzia, NICE, UCB Pharma, UK, pharma, plaque psoriasis, psoriasis

NICE has announced its decision to recommend UCB Pharma’s Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) for use on the NHS in England in …

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CBD could be used to deliver drugs into the brain, research shows

April 18, 2019
Research and Development BBB, CBD, CNS, brain, drug delivery, neuroscience

Cannabidiol (CBD), one of 113 cannabinoids in cannabis plants, could be used to deliver medicines into the brain, according to …

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Doctors cure ‘bubble boy syndrome’ using modified version of HIV

April 18, 2019
Research and Development HIV, SCID-X1, gene therapy, immunodeficiency, immunology

Doctors at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have been able to treat patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1) – …

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Insys Therapeutics names current CFO Andrew Long as company’s new CEO

April 17, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Insys Therapeutics, appointment, pharma

Insys Therapeutics has said Andrew Long will take over from Saeed Motahari as the company’s new CEO. The opioid drugmaker …

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Imperial College London researchers developing tech to monitor dementia patients at home

April 17, 2019
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Researchers at Imperial College London are hard at work developing technology to aid the lives of dementia patients in their …

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MS Pharma ink deal for acquisition of Genepharm

April 17, 2019
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Jordanian firm MS Pharma has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Greek company Genepharm. …

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