AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine still restricted, despite WHO assurances
February 12, 2021Medical Communications AstraZeneca, COVID-19
Several European countries have continued to impose age restrictions on their rollouts of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine, despite WHO’s repeated …
FDA approves Regeneron’s Evkeeza for HoFH
February 12, 2021Medical Communications FDA, Regeneron
The FDA has approved Regeneron’s Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adjunct to other low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering therapies to treat …
Arthritis drug tocilizumab cuts COVID-19 deaths in hospital trial
February 12, 2021Medical Communications COVID-19
The rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab can reduce the risk of death in severe COVID-19 patients and shorten the time spent …
Galapagos and Gilead halt Phase III trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug
February 11, 2021Gilead
Galapagos and Gilead have halted the ISABELA Phase III clinical studies for their autotaxin inhibitor ziritaxestat in patients with idiopathic …
NICE recommends treatments for pregnancy sickness in new draft guidance
February 11, 2021NICE, Pregnant
NICE has recommended treatment options for severe pregnancy sickness for the first time, issuing recommendations in draft guidance published today.
Rentschler Biopharma to build new cell and gene therapy capabilities in the UK
February 11, 2021Rentschler
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) and Rentschler Biopharma have announced that Rentschler will establish their manufacturing capability …
FDA grants emergency authorisation to Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody combination
February 11, 2021COVID-19, Eli Lilly
The FDA has granted emergency use authorisation for Eli Lilly’s antibodies bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700mg and etesevimab (LY-CoV016) 1400mg, to be …
WHO panel recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over-65s
February 11, 2021AstraZeneca, COVID-19, WHO
Scientists advising the WHO have recommended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in all adults, including those aged over …
Exscientia appoints Moelis & Company COO Elizabeth Crain to Board of Directors
February 10, 2021Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
AI-driven pharma-tech company Exscientia has appointed Elizabeth Crain to their Board of Directors.
Accure Therapeutics’ drug candidate can slow epilepsy progression, study shows
February 10, 2021Research and Development epilepsy
Accure Therapeutics, an R&D pharmaceutical company in the central nervous system (CNS) field, has announced the publication of a pivotal …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
February 10, 2021Research and Development COVID-19
The past week has seen lots of positive COVID-19 vaccine news; Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced development of another …
South Korea approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use
February 10, 2021Research and Development AstraZeneca, COVID-19
South Korea is to grant first approval for the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine later today, with the rollout expected to start …
FDA approves Sanofi’s Libtayo for advanced basal cell carcinoma
February 10, 2021Research and Development Cancer, FDA, Sanofi
The FDA has approved Sanofi’s PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) as the first immunotherapy indicated for patients with advanced basal cell …
Janssen announces positive Phase III results for prostate cancer drug apalutamide
February 10, 2021Research and Development Cancer, Janssen
Final results from Janssen’s Phase III TITAN study have shown its cancer drug apalutamide improved overall survival (OS) in patients …
Takeda’s breast cancer treatment approved in Scotland
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production Takeda, breast cancer
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted Takeda’s PROSTAP 3 DCS (leuprorelin acetate) treatment for use in patients with early and …
WHO backs AstraZeneca vaccine against South African variant
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, vaccines
World health officials have moved to ease concerns over the efficacy of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine against new variants of …
AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Rinvoq approved for NHS Scotland
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production AbbVie, rheumatoid arthritis
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has recommended AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for use on the NHS in …
ViiV’s HIV drug Rukobia gets EC marketing authorisation
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production HIV, ViiV
The European Commission (EC) has authorised ViiV Healthcare’s Rukobia (fostemsavir) 600mg extended-release tablets for use in combination with other antiretroviral …
Janssen’s esketamine nasal spray gets Europe approval for new indication
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production Europe, Janssen
The European Commission (EC) has authorised the expanded use of Janssen’s Spravato (esketamine nasal spray), co-administered with oral antidepressant therapy in …
Merck, Pfizer, and 4D pharma join forces for bladder cancer clinical trial
February 8, 2021Sales and Marketing Cancer, Merck, Pfizer
A clinical trial collaboration between 4D pharma, Merck, and Pfizer to treat locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC), also …
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