Funding cuts and government inaction has led to soaring STI rates in Britain, new study finds
February 5, 2020Research and Development AIDS, HIV, STDs, STIs, UK, sexual health
The UK faces a new Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) diagnoses every 70 seconds, according to a new report that outlines …
New study casts doubt on effectiveness of psychotherapy treatments for military-related PTSD
February 4, 2020Manufacturing and Production PTSD, PTSD Iraq, PTSD Therapy, PTSD WAR, PTSD military
A recent review of clinical trials shows that first-line psychotherapies are limited in how effectively they treat veterans with PTSD.
Europe’s CHMP recommends Pfizer’s biosimilar of Roche’s MabThera
February 4, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing MabThera, Pfizer, Ruxience, biosimilar, pharma
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has revealed that it has awarded a positive opinion for …
Sanofi charged in birth defects case in France
February 4, 2020Manufacturing and Production Sanofi, Sanofi Birth Defects, Sanofi France
Sanofi has been charged with failure to adequately warn patients about their anti-epilepsy drug which has been linked to birth …
National Institutes of Health terminates HIV vaccine after it proves ineffective
February 4, 2020Manufacturing and Production HIV, pharma
A trial investigating the efficacy of a new HIV vaccine conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …
China admits its coronavirus response had “shortcomings”
February 4, 2020Manufacturing and Production China, MERS, Sars, Wuhan, china coronavirus, coronavirus, wuihan coronavirus
In a rare move, China’s leadership has admitted “shortcomings” in the way it has handled the outbreak of the deadly …
Insider Interview: Reducing the risk of adverse cardiovascular events
February 3, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Insider Interview, cardiovascular, heart disease, pharma
Rodrigo Gribble, Vice President Cardiovascular at AstraZeneca, breaks down recently published data from the PEGASUS trial of ticagrelor, a potential …
Gilead’s experimental Ebola drug being tested in patients infected with coronavirus
February 3, 2020Sales and Marketing Coronavirus Wuhan, MERS, Sars, Wuhan, coronavirus, coronavirus China
China and the US are testing Gilead’s remdesivir in patients with the coronavirus, in the hopes of developing an effective …
BMS pulls Opdivo+Yervoy combo in EU for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
February 3, 2020Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, Europe, Yervoy, lung cancer, opdivo
Bristol-Myers Squibb has confirmed it has withdrawn its application with the European Commission for its combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) and …
More Britons evacuated from Wuhan as UK donates £20 million to speed up vaccine
February 3, 2020Sales and Marketing China virus, MERS, Sars, Wuhan Coronavirus, coronavirus, coronavirus China
More Britons have been flown back from Wuhan, the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, while the UK government has donated …
AbbVie’s Venclyxto pins down CHMP approval for treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
February 3, 2020Sales and Marketing AbbVie, CHMP, EMA, Venclyxto, pharma
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has awarded recommendation to AbbVie’s Venclyxto (venetoclax), …
FDA approves first treatment for peanut allergy
February 3, 2020Sales and Marketing FDA, FDA Peanuts, peanut, peanut allergy, peanut medicine
The FDA has approved its first treatment for peanut allergy in patients between ages four and 17. The drug is …
AI firm Exscientia appoints COO and Head of Drug Discovery
January 31, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Exscientia, appointment
AI drug discovery firm Exscientia has announced the appointment of Dr David Hallett as its Chief Operating Officer and Head …
NHS Chief Simon Stevens: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop poses “considerable risks to health”
January 31, 2020Medical Communications Goop, Gwyneth Platrow, NHS, Simon Stevens, pharma
NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens has gone head-to-head with Hollywood actor and “wellness guru” Gwyneth Paltrow, taking aim at her …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
January 31, 2020Medical Communications Janseen, Ketamine, NHS, NICE, Nasal sprays, Nasl, Top 10 of the week, top 10
This week nasal sprays based on illegal recreational drugs feature prominently, as the FDA has moved to approve Lannett Company’s …
Two coronavirus cases in the UK as WHO declare outbreak as a ‘global emergency’
January 31, 2020Medical Communications Chinese Coronavirus, MERS, Wuhan Coronavirus, coronavirus, sara
Two people have tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus in the UK, they are both part of the same family …
Bayer and Orion’s Nubeqa shows off strong overall survival benefit in castration-resistant prostate cancer
January 31, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development Bayer, orion, pharma
Bayer and Finnish pharma firm Orion Corporation have announced positive new Phase 3 data for their jointly developed oral androgen …
Exscientia creates first drug using AI
January 31, 2020Medical Communications AI, AI healthcare, ai pharma
Exscientia has created a new OCD drug using artificial intelligence to sift through potential compounds, checking them against a huge …
Read the January/February 2020 edition of Pharmafocus online now!
January 30, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, UK, US, brexit, coronavirus, opioid crisis, pharma
Pharmafocus returns for the New Year with its January/February issue, and things have certainly changed since we left. Brexit got …
FDA warns Purell not to claim sanitizers prevent Ebola
January 30, 2020Business Services Ebola, Ebola africa, Ebola vaccine, hand sanitiser
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Purcell telling them to stop its misleading advertising of their sanitiser products. …
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