Applied DNA Sciences agrees deal for bulk DNA manufacturing
April 21, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Applied DNA sciences, DNA manufacture
In a deal that sounds more like something to come out of a science-fiction novel, Applied DNA Sciences has agreed …
FDA restricts administration of strong pain killers to children
April 21, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, opioid
The FDA has announced that it will require medication including codeine and tramadol, two high-strength painkillers, to have its strongest …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
April 21, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten
Another week has whizzed round again as we race into Spring, and a breadth of stories have piqued the interests …
Teva launches competitors to GSK’s Advair inhaler
April 21, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Advair, AirDuo, GSK, Teva, asthma
GSK has been anticipating competition to its Advair for two years and Teva has announced that it will be the …
Pharma deal-making: In the pink of health
April 21, 2017Medical Communications pharmafile
Deal-making in the global pharmaceuticals sector is booming, with no signs of slowing down, as this report from Aranca indicates.2015 …
How can big data improve humanity?
April 20, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data
Alexander Hitchcock and Eleonora Harwich, researchers at UK think tank Reform, discuss the increasing importance of big data in the …
AbbVie’s experimental cancer drug hits wall in clinical study
April 20, 2017Research and Development AbbVie, AstraZeneca
AbbVie have released that two Phase 3 trials of its experimental cancer drug, veliparib, missed both of their primary endpoints. …
New drug study successfully halts neurodegeneration in mice
April 20, 2017Research and Development Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, trazodone
A team of scientists at Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Toxicology Unit in Leicester, UK have identified methods to prevent neurodegeneration …
Alpine Immune Sciences boosts prospects with Nivalis merger
April 20, 2017Sales and Marketing Alpine Immune Sciences, Nivalis Therapeutics, merger
Alpine Immune Sciences has agreed a deal to merge with Nivalis Therapeutics, in an all-stock deal. The merger sees Alpine …
Investigational ImmunoGen drug gives hope against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
April 20, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Immunogen, ovarian cancer
Research from GlobalData has suggested that an investigational drug from ImmunoGen could prove effective in treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, an …
‘World Hemophilia Day’ marked by release of data
April 20, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Roche, Shire, haemophilia
‘World Hemophilia Day’ occurred on 17 April and the day was marked by the release of data from two companies …
New prognostic tool accurately predicts kidney failure risk
April 19, 2017Research and Development diabetes, kidney failure
Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) have developed a prognostic tool which they claim can accurately predict the risk …
Cannabidiol reduces seizures by half in severe epilepsy, study suggests
April 19, 2017Research and Development Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, cannabidiol
A new large-scale study from the American Academy of Neurology has suggested that cannabidiol, a molecule derived from cannabis without …
Frog mucus may offer protection against flu virus
April 19, 2017Research and Development Flu virus, influenza virus
Fairy tales about kissing frogs may have been onto something after all, maybe not to acquire a prince but possibly …
Behavioural intervention reduces need for antipsychotics in dementia treatment
April 19, 2017Research and Development antipsychotic, dementia
A new study has suggested that dementia patients may not require as high a dosage of antipsychotic medication that was …
Pfizer launches Healthcare Hub to support healthtech startups
April 19, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development HealthTech, Pfizer, healthcare
Pfizer has announced the launch of ‘Pfizer Healthcare Hub: London’, a project that aims to help startups, focusing on the …
How regulators and NGOs are bringing the threat of fake medicines to light
April 18, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Fake medicine, counterfeit medicine, fake drugs
If recent world events are anything to go by, there is a growing awareness that anything read on the internet …
Allergan and Novartis join forces to develop NASH combo therapy
April 18, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Allergan, Novartis, nash
Allergan and Novartis have announced a new partnership to conduct a clinical trial in the treatment area of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …
FDA warns of dangers of Hyland’s homeopathic teething tablets as recall is issued
April 18, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Hyland, recall
After months of FDA warnings, Hyland has finally issued an official voluntary recall of its homeopathic teething tablets, with the …
Circassia stumbles with allergy treatments at clinical trial stage, again
April 18, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Circassia
Circassia has slumped at the Phase 2 clinical trial stage again, after its failure with a treatment for those with …
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