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European Commission announces approval for Janssen’s Ebola vaccine

July 2, 2020
Business Services EC, Ebola, Ebola Vaccines

Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Commission has granted Marketing Authorisation for its Janssen Ebola vaccine. Two Marketing Authorisation …

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Drug industry suing to overturn Minnesota insulin affordability law

July 2, 2020
Business Services diabetes, insulin, type 1, type 2

The drug industry is suing to overturn a Minnesota law that requires companies to provide emergency insulin to diabetics who …

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UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 data which show Leicester had 10 times more cases than reported pre-lockdown

July 1, 2020
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, UK

The UK Government warned when relaxing lockdown measures on 23 June that it would not hesitate to lock down any …

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FDA approves Pfizer and Merck KGaA’s Bavencio for maintenance of advanced bladder cancer

July 1, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bavencio FDA, EMD Serono, Merck, Pfier

The FDA has moved to approve Bavencio (avelumab), developed by Pfizer and EMD Serono, the biopharma arm of Merck KGaA, …

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Takeda partners up with Carmine Therapeutics to develop and market rare disease candidates

July 1, 2020
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Takeda has linked up with Carmine Therapeutics in a new partnership to discover, develop and bring to market new non-viral …

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

July 1, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccines dominate this week’s news cycle, with Vaxart announcing the selection of its lead candidate for COVID-19 by Operation …

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US buys most of the world’s stock of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

July 1, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

The US has bought most of the world’s stock of the drug remdesivir which is one of the only drugs …

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FDA says COVID-19 vaccine would need to be at least 50% effective to be approved

July 1, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, FDA, coronavirus

The FDA announced that any COVID-19 vaccine that gets approval must show that it is at least 50% more effective …

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India to go ahead with human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in July

June 30, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus

A trial of a new Indian made vaccine will begin testing in humans from July. The vaccine is called Covaxin …

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Roche’s Phesgo combo secures US approval for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

June 30, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Phesgo, Roche, US, breast cancer

The FDA has awarded marketing authorisation in the US to Roche’s Phesgo, a combination of subcutaneously injected Herceptin (trastuzumab) with …

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New swine flu with pandemic potential identified in China

June 30, 2020
Manufacturing and Production flu, flu pandemic, swine flu

A new strain of flu has emerged in pigs in China, with scientists warning it has pandemic potential. Researchers call …

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The July/August 2020 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read free online now!

June 30, 2020
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The July/August 2020 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read free online now!

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Gilead facing criticism for charging $2,340 for remdesivir

June 30, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus

Gilead has announced that it will charge $2,340 for a 5 day treatment course of remdesivir, a drug that has …

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NICE knocks back Janssen’s Zytiga combo for newly diagnosed, hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer.

June 29, 2020
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Drug watchdog NICE has chosen to stick with its earlier decision not to recommend Janssen’s Zytiga (abiraterone aetate), combined with …

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FDA rejects Allergan’s Abicipar pegol for neovascular age-related macular degeneration over benefit/risk concerns

June 29, 2020
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Allergan, FDA, pharma

The FDA has moved to reject Allergan’s vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) factor A inhibitor, Abicipar pegol, as treatment for …

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Vaxart announces its COVID-19 vaccine has been selected by US Operation Warp Speed programme

June 29, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine

Vaxart has announced the selection of its lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19 by Operation Warp Speed, a program to find …

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China’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use

June 29, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus

China’s military have received approval to use a new vaccine candidate for coronavirus after clinical trials proved it was safe …

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Pfizer sues US for permission to help Medicare patients with rare heart conditions

June 29, 2020
Sales and Marketing Medicaid, Medicare, Pfizer

Pfizer has filed a lawsuit against the US government to allow it to directly help with the copayments of Medicare …

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NICE to recommend Roche cancer treatment

June 26, 2020
Medical Communications NHS, NICE

NICE are set to recommend Roche’s Rozlytrek (Entrectinib) cancer treatment which will be the second histology drug to be recommended …

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Novartis agrees to pay $347 million to settle bribery allegations

June 26, 2020
Medical Communications Greece, Novartis, bribery

Novartis and its former eye care unit Alcon have agreed to pay a combined $347 million to resolve allegations that …

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