NICE recommends Takeda’s Adcetris for previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma
July 9, 2020Sales and Marketing Adcentris, NICE, Takeda, UK
NICE has announced it has recommended Takeda’s Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (CHP), for use …
Regeneron seals $450m BARDA contract to scale up production of its COVID-19 vaccine
July 9, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BARDA, Operation Warp Speed, Regeneron, US, vaccine COVID-19
Regeneron has revealed that REGN-COV2, its two-antibody vaccine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, has been awarded a manufacturing …
Pakistani government takes away pharmaceutical companies’ power to raise drug prices
July 9, 2020Business Services Pakistan, Pharmaceutical Companies
The government of Pakistan has decided to abolish all sections of the Drugs Pricing Policy, which will take away pharmaceutical …
Majority of people who test positive for COVID-19 have no symptoms, according to ONS study
July 9, 2020Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus, testing
Most people who test positive for COVID-19 do not have symptoms of the virus when tested, according to the Office …
European green light for Lynparza in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer
July 8, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Europe, MSD, lynparza
The European Commission has awarded approval to AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) for germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer, with …
COVID-19 impact on England’s cancer services could lead to 35,000 excess deaths
July 8, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Cancer, England, coronavirus
New data emerging from DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer has shone a light on the potential toll …
Trump moves to formally remove the US from the World Health Organization
July 8, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Trump, WHO
President Donald Trump has formally moved to end the US membership of the World Health Organization. He has notified both …
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
July 8, 2020Research and Development Brazil, COVID-19, President of Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, has tested positive for COVID-19 and says he treating the virus with hydroxychloroquine. The …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
July 8, 2020Research and Development
Coronavirus lockdowns and immunity feature in the news this week, with the UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 …
UK universities join forces for early-stage COVID-19 therapy testing platform
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, coronavirus
A coalition of UK universities have come together to build a new clinical trial and drug testing platform to evaluate …
Scientists urge World Health Organization to reconsider stance on COVID-19 airborne spread
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, coronavirusm
239 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to put more focus on assessing the possible …
Emergent forges five-year partnership to produce one billion doses of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Emergent, J&J, JJ, Janssen, coronavirus
As many pharma firms move to secure upscaled manufacturing capacity for their potential COVID-19 vaccines, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen has …
Johnson & Johnson cuts price of anti-TB medicine in poorer countries
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, TB
Johnson & Johnson have announced that it will cut the price of its tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline, sold under the brand …
Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, dies from cancer
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production Purdue, opioid, opioid crisis
Jonathan Sackler, son of Purdue Pharma founder Raymond Sackler, died on 30 June from cancer, according to the company. He …
Tesla to offer “microfactories” to scale up production of CureVac’s potential COVID-19 vaccine
July 6, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, CureVac, Vaccine, tesla
Electric car firm Tesla has announced it will be supplying mobile molecular printer capacity to German firm CureVac, and possibly …
ViiV Healthcare secures FDA approval for Rukobia combo in multidrug-resistant HIV-1
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing FDA, HIV, ViiV Healthcare
ViiV Healthcare, the HIV specialist majority owned by GSK which also counts Shionogi and Pfizer among its shareholders, has secured …
US moving remdesivir supplies to COVID-19 hotspots
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing Arizona, COVID, states, texas
The US government is sending significant remdesivir supplies to states that are being hit hardest by the coronavirus. Florida, Arizona …
Florida issues warning over ‘brain-eating’ amoeba
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing amoeba, infection, lakes
The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning over a rare case of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after one person has …
WHO halt coronavirus trials of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has discontinued trials into the viability of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir as COVID-19 treatments. This was …
Europe extends Invokana indication to cover diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients
July 3, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development Europe, Mundipharma, invokana
European Commission has moved to expand the existing approved indication for Mundipharma’s Invokana (canagliflozin), making it the first sodium glucose co-transporter …
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