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FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda for adolescent obesity

December 7, 2020
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The FDA has awarded US approval to Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda (liraglutide) 3mg injection to treat obesity in patients between the …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

December 4, 2020
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As the year winds to a close, excitement is rising around the efficacy and availability of COVID-19 vaccines around the …

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New research links metformin to decreased mortality risk in female patients hospitalised with COVID-19

December 4, 2020
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMS) and UnitedHealth Group have uncovered potential benefit of metformin, a generic …

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IBM uncovers “precision phishing campaign” targeting global COVID-19 vaccine cold chain supply

December 4, 2020
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US tech firm IBM has reported that it has identified attempts by unknown parties to hack and disrupt elements of …

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FDA approves BioCryst’s Orladeyo for reducing hereditary angioedema attacks

December 4, 2020
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BioCryst has scored FDA for its therapy Orladeyo (berotralstat) for reducing or preventing hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in patients over …

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MSD cashes in on Moderna investment as FDA mulls COVID-19 vaccine approval

December 4, 2020
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Moderna has wrestled its way to the forefront of the industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming one of its most …

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Jazz and PharmaMar’s Zepzelca combo misses main goal in small cell lung cancer sub-population

December 3, 2020
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Jazz Pharma and PharmaMar have revealed that their jointly-developed therapy Zepzelca (lurbinectedin), when combined with doxorubicin, fell short of its …

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Neurogene secures EMA orphan designation for gene therapy in rare, inherited aspartylglucosaminuria

December 3, 2020
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has bestowed Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Neurogene’s adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) gene therapy in …

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Janssen scoops up rights to Hemera’s gene therapy for retinal geographic atrophy

December 3, 2020
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Janssen is set to acquire the rights to Hemera Biosciences’ intravitreal gene therapy injection HMR59, the company has announced, to …

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Drug-free nasal spray could prevent COVID-19 infection, promising data show

December 3, 2020
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Auris Medical has revealed promising new in vitro data for AM-301, its drug-free nasal spray, showing that the product could …

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Roche secures emergency FDA approval for COVID-19 antibody test

December 3, 2020
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The FDA has awarded Emergency Use Authorization to Roche’s COVID-19 test to allow users in the US to analyse the …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

December 2, 2020
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EMA receives Pfizer and BioNTech’s filing for conditional approval of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe – Published on 01/12/20

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FDA greenlights Gavreto for advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET)-mutant medullary thyroid cancer in over-12s

December 2, 2020
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The FDA has awarded accelerated approval to Roche and Blueprint Medicines’ Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic …

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European approval for Janssen’s Tremfya in active psoriatic arthritis, either alone or in combo

December 2, 2020
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The European Commission has authorised Janssen’s interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor Tremfya (guselkumab) in the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), either …

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Ovid’s Angelman syndrome therapy falls short at Phase 3

December 2, 2020
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Ovid Therapeutics has revealed disappointing results for its therapy OV101 (gaboxadol) in the treatment of Angelman syndrome, admitting that it failed …

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UK becomes first nation to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine

December 2, 2020
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The UK has become the first country worldwide to authorise Pfizer and BioNTech’s promising COVID-19 vaccine, the UK Government has …

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The Autumn 2020 edition of Pharmafile is available to read for free online now!

December 1, 2020
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The Autumn 2020 edition of Pharmafile is available to read for free online now! 2020 has seen almost unprecedented disruption …

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Eisai and Wren Therapeutics join forces to tackle neurodegenerative synucleinopathies

December 1, 2020
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Eisai has forged an exclusive research partnership with Wren Therapeutics to develop new approaches in tackling neurodegenerative diseases known as …

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EMA receives Pfizer and BioNTech’s filing for conditional approval of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe

December 1, 2020
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Pfizer and BioNTech have officially submitted their application to secure conditional marketing authorisation to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for …

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Grünenthal buys European rights to AstraZeneca’s Crestor for a potential $350m

December 1, 2020
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Grünenthal has picked up AstraZeneca’s statin therapy Crestor (rosuvastatin), currently approved in dyslipidaemia and hypercholesterolaemia treatment, in a deal worth …

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