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January 17, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Pharma, European Commission, FDA, Pakistan, Sanofi, Teva

Pakistan is cracking down on corruption and has registered cases against 200 pharmaceutical companies, while in the US the FDA …

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Japan welcomes approval of ViiV’s Dovato for HIV-1

January 17, 2020
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Dovato, Japan, ViiV Healthcare, pharma

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has awarded marketing approval to ViiV Healthcare, a subsidiary of GSK, for …

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UK trial aims to find treatments that can slow or reverse motor neurone disease

January 17, 2020
Medical Communications MND, Motor Neurone, clinical trial, motor neurone disease, trial

A UK wide trial called MND-SMART has invited hundreds of people with motor neurone disease (MND) to participate. It will …

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China’s viral pneumonia spreads to Japan

January 17, 2020
Medical Communications China, Japan, Sars, Viral pneumonia, Wuhan, epidemic, pandemic, pneumonia

A recent strain of viral pneumonia has spread from China to Japan, prompting fears of a global pandemic. A man …

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Novo’s semaglutide injection and tablets get expanded FDA approval for type 2 diabetes with established CVD

January 17, 2020
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novo Nordisk, Ozempic, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pharma

Novo Nordisk has seen label expansions approved from the FDA for both its glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue injection Ozempic (once-weekly …

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Lynparza tablets approved for NHS use in platinum-sensitive, BRCA-mutated ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer

January 16, 2020
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, MSD, NHS, NICE, UK, lynparza

It has been announced that tablet form of Lynparza (olaparib), the PARP inhibitor developed by AstraZeneca and MSD, has secured …

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US-China trade deal sees changes on drug patents

January 16, 2020
Business Services China, Chinese Drug Patents, Trade Deal, US Drug Patents, US-China Trade Deal

The US and China signed the first part of a broader trade pact that included setting up a system to …

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AbbVie’s Skyrizi outpaces Novartis’ Cosentyx in plaque psoriasis skin clearance

January 16, 2020
Research and Development AbbVie, Cosentyx, Novartis, Skyrizi, pharma, psoriasis

AbbVie has made it known that Skyrizi (risankizumab) outpaced Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab) at Phase 3 in the treatment of plaque …

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HIV infections fall by 73% in bi and gay British men

January 16, 2020
Business Services AIDS, AIDS Epidemic, HIV, NHS, NHS England, PrEP, nhs scotland

Public Health England has released figures that show that HIV rates in bi and gay men have fallen by 73% …

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NICE shoots down Keytruda in head and neck cancer over data concerns

January 16, 2020
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, NICE, UK, keytruda, pharma

It has been revealed that NICE has chosen to reject MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for routine use on the …

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FDA approves Lannett’s cocaine-based nasal spray

January 15, 2020
Research and Development FDA, Lannett, Numbrino, cocaine

It has been announced that the FDA has moved to approve Lannett Company’s Numbrino (cocaine hydrochloride) nasal solution for “the …

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FDA panel votes against Nektar opioid painkiller

January 15, 2020
Research and Development Bernie Opioids, Big Pharma, Trump opioids, opioid, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

FDA unanimously voted against Nektar Therapeutics opioid pankiller (NKTR-181) for chronic lower back pain, prompting the company to withdraw its …

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Pfizer’s Ibrance combo authorised via the Cancer Drugs Fund for advanced breast cancer

January 15, 2020
Research and Development Cancer Drugs Fund, NICE, Pfizer, ibrance, pharma

NICE, the drug watchdog for England and Wales, has given its approval for Pfizer’s Ibrance (palbociclib) in combination with AstraZeneca’s …

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Rochester Drug Cooperative ceases opioid sales following criminal charges

January 15, 2020
Research and Development Bernie Sanders, Trump opioids, opioid, opioid crisis, opioids

The Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC) has announced it will no longer distribute opioid medications after two of its executives were …

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Democrat Presidential Candidates pledge to lower drug prices without Congress’ help

January 15, 2020
Research and Development Bernie Sanders, GOP, Trump, US President, US Presidential Election, democrats, republican

Two Democratic presidential candidates said that if they are elected president they will act immediately to reduce the cost of …

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Chinese coronavirus found in Thailand

January 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production China, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, pneumonia, thailand

The recent viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan China has spread to Thailand.The patient is a 61 year old woman who …

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MorphoSys and Incyte forge potential $1.1bn partnership to develop B cell malignancy drug candidate

January 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Incyte, morphosys, pharma, tafasitamab

MorphoSys and Incyte have joined together in a partnership to develop and commercialise the latter’s anti-CD19 antibody tafasitamab as a …

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Acasti’s shares plunge as new drug does not meet primary endpoint

January 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production Acasti, Acasti Pharma, CaPre, Primary Endpoint, Shares

Acasti Pharma’s shares plunged by as much as 67% this week as its drug CaPre failed to meet its primary …

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Biogen picks up Pfizer’s Phase 1 therapy for Alzheimer’s symptoms in potential $700m deal

January 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Biogen, Pfizer, pharma

Biogen has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to acquire the latter’s Phase 1 candidate PF-05251749 in order to develop …

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NHS to pioneer Novartis injection that reduces cholesterol

January 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production NHS, NHS England, bad cholesterol, cholesterol, heart attack

The NHS in England is pioneering a new twice-a-year injection, inclisiran, which reduces bad cholesterol.It has reached a deal with …

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