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Clover Biopharmaceuticals partners up with GSK to accelerate coronavirus vaccine development

February 24, 2020
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Chinese biotech firm Clover Biopharmaceuticals has joined the race to develop interventions against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak with the announcement …

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Eli Lilly’s Trulicity approved in US to reduce cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes patients

February 24, 2020
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Eli Lilly’s Trulicity (duraglutide) has been awarded marketing authorisation from the FDA as a therapy to reduce major adverse cardiovascular …

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Lundbeck’s Vyepti secures US approval for migraine prevention

February 24, 2020
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Lundbeck’s Vyepti (eptinezumab-jjmr) has secured approval from the FDA, it has emerged, for the prevention of migraine in adult patients. …

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FDA approval for Baudax Bio’s non-opioid painkiller Anjeso

February 24, 2020
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Baudax Bio has revealed the FDA approval of its non-opioid painkiller Anjeso (meloxicam injection) as a therapy for the management …

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Merck KGaA to flog Allergopharma business to Dermapharm

February 21, 2020
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German-based drugmaker Merck KGaA has confirmed its intention to divest its allergy business Allergopharma to Dermapharm, another German manufacturer of …

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Teva’s Austedo fails in two paediatric Tourette’s syndrome trials

February 21, 2020
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Israeli firm Teva has shared disappointing results for its vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) Austedo (deutetrabenazine) after it failed to …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

February 21, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Drug market, Europe, coronavirus, opioid crisis, opioids

The coronavirus is again in the news, with the Indian government considering banning exports of medicine as the epidemic threatens …

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Ukrainian protestors attack bus carrying Chinese evacuees from Wuhan

February 21, 2020
Medical Communications Chinese Coronavirus, MERS, Sars, Wuhan, Wuhan Coronavirus, coronavirus

On Thursday, Ukrainian protestors attacked buses carrying people evacuated from Wuhan in China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. The …

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New antibiotic discovered by AI for the first time

February 21, 2020
Medical Communications AI, AI Clinical Trials, AI Drugs, AI antibiotics, MIT, algorithm, clinical trials

MIT researchers have identified a new antibiotic compound using a machine-learning algorithm. In the laboratory tests, the drug killed many …

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New Keytruda dosing schedule rejected in six cancers by the FDA

February 20, 2020
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MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda has been stopped in its tracks by the FDA after the US regulator rejected its application …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb demonstrates potential for long-term survival in kidney cancer patients treated with Opdivo plus Yervoy

February 20, 2020
Business Services Cancer, Cancers, Yervoy, opdivo, renacl cell carcinoma, renal cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced updated results from trialing Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) versus sunitinib in patients with previously untreated …

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GlaxoSmithKline acquires two solid tumor cell therapies from Immatics for $50 million

February 20, 2020
Business Services Cancer, cancer cells, celluar immunotherapies, immunotherapies

GlaxoSmithKline has struck a deal to access two Immatics T-cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics. The deal sees GSK pay $50 million …

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FDA approved over 1,000 generic drugs in 2019

February 20, 2020
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The FDA covered a lot of ground in 2019 when it came to generic drugs, awarding at least tentative approval …

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Two passengers with coronavirus die on quarantined cruise ship in Japan

February 20, 2020
Business Services Chinese Coronavirus, MARS, Sars, Wuhan, Wuhan Coronavirus, coronavirus

Two Japanese passengers on a quarantined cruise ship have died after contracting the coronavirus.The pair were both in their 80’s …

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Europe approves first treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis in cardiomyopathy patients: Pfizer’s Vyndaqel

February 19, 2020
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The European Commission (EC) has awarded marketing approval to Pfizer’s Vyndaqel (tafamidis), it has emerged, for the treatment of wild-type …

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CEO of PixarBio Corporation sentenced to prison for defrauding investors

February 19, 2020
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Frank Reynolds, the CEO of Boston based PixarBio Corporation, was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding investors and …

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FDA teams up with Indian government to crack down on illicit drugs shipments

February 19, 2020
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The FDA announced yesterday its first successful bilateral enforcement operation with the Government of India, where they stopped 500 shipments …

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Opdivo + cabiralizumab combo falls flat in advanced pancreatic cancer

February 19, 2020
Research and Development Bristol-Myers Squibb, Five Prime Therapeutics, Pancreatic cancer, cabiralizumab, opdivo, pharma

Five Prime Therapeutics and Bristol-Myers Squibb have confirmed that their randomised Phase 2 trial investigating the efficacy of the former’s …

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Women who take statins could be less likely to develop ovarian cancer, study finds

February 19, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, cholesterol, ovarian cancer, statins

A study by Cancer Research UK has found that women who take statins, drugs that lower cholesterol, are less likely …

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Janssen shows off Phase 3b interim data for Stelara in Crohn’s disease

February 18, 2020
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Janssen has revealed new interim Phase 3b data from a study investigating the efficacy of Stelara (ustekinumab) in the treatment …

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