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Further evidence of NHS recruitment crisis as vacancies skyrocket

July 25, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, biotech, drugs, midwifery, nursing, pharma, pharmaceutical

Data released by NHS Digital rings a very worn bell regarding levels of staff employed and recruited the NHS, as …

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MSD’s Keytruda hits rare snag, floundering in confirmatory trial

July 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, biotech, drugs, keytruda, pharma, pharmaceutical

Since the PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies have hit the market, they have revolutionised cancer care for many patients yet, with the science …

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FDA Chief plans regulatory overhaul to tackle US opioid crisis

July 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Scott Gottlieb, biotech, drugs, healthcare, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical

The US faces an ongoing crisis in opioid dependency, and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is prepared to employ unusual tactics …

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China’s distribution changes force major US company out

July 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cardinal Health, China, biotech, distribution, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Cardinal Health, one of the largest drug distributors in the US, is looking to sell on its network in China, …

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Lilly snaps up autoimmune drug in $400m biotech partnership

July 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, Nektar, aceutical, biotech, drugs, healthcare, phar, pharma

Eli Lilly is to enter a partnership with Nektar Therapeutics to tap into the biotech’s new autoimmune disease therapy as …

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Endo pulls plug on Alabama plant, 875 jobs lost

July 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Endo, Qualitest, biotech, drugs, generics, pharma, pharmaceutical

Endo International has announced that it will close down its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of …

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Context Therapeutics add new CMO

July 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Context Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Context Therapeutics, a biotech company that focuses on the development of treatments for Sigma1-related diseases, has announced that a new …

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NHS England takes tough stance on homeopathy

July 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing NHS England, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Homeopathy is one of the most controversial subjects within the healthcare system and NHS England has outlined its stance by …

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Wave expands editorial and programme delivery teams with two appointments

July 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

Specialist medical education company, Wave, has boosted its editorial and programme delivery teams with two new appointments. Sadaf Kazi joins …

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The British Pharmacopoeia 2018 now available

July 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Pharmacopoeia, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2018 is now published and available for purchase. An essential text for anyone working to develop …

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Monthly injectable HIV treatment proves as effective as traditional daily pill regimen

July 24, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AIDS, HIV, Janssen, ViiV Healthcare, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceuticals

New early trial data suggests that current daily HIV pill regimens could be replaced with injections which slowly release medication …

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Over 3% of all drugs in Indian market not up to standard

July 24, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing India, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) tested drugs to determine whether they were of standard quality but found that …

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Teva to cut over 300 production jobs in Israel

July 24, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Teva, biotech, drugs, generics, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

Teva, one of the world’s biggest generics firms and the biggest company in Israel, has revealed it plans to slash …

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$1.1 billion swoop for promising Parkinson’s drug developer

July 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Neuroderm, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) has announced that it has moved to acquire Israeli pharma company, NeuroDerm, in a deal …

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GSK unveil appointment coup for board of directors

July 21, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK, biotech, drugs, immunooncology, pharma, pharmaceutical

GSK continue its appointment spree with a particularly notable staff acquisition, with leading immuno-oncology scientist, Dr Laurie Glimcher, joining its …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 21, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Teva, biotech, brexit, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical, psoriasis, top ten

The week was characterised by two big psoriasis approval stories, while Amgen’s osteoporosis treatment was knocked back. Novartis CEO Joe …

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Toward a systematic approach to productivity improvement

July 21, 2017
Medical Communications biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, productivity

McKinsey & Company discuss how pharma company executives need to seize every opportunity to embed productivity in their thinking and …

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Trump throws weight behind pharmaceutical manufacturing

July 21, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, President trump, Trump, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

In a press conference at the White House, President Trump, alongside representatives from Corning, MSD and Pfizer, announced that 1,000 …

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GSK continues restructure by axing £350m Cumbria plant plans

July 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Just days after UK pharma giant GSK announced it would be selling off its Horlicks brand to focus on its …

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MSD’s Lantus biosimilar given conditional FDA approval

July 21, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, MSD, Sanofi, biosimilar, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

MSD, known as Merck in North America, has been granted approval for its biosimilar of Sanofi’s diabetes treatment, Lantus. Potentially, …

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