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AstraZeneca reveals three-pronged “large-scale” R&D initiatives in China

November 7, 2019
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AstraZeneca has doubled down on its commitment to the Chinese region with the announcement of three “large-scale initiatives” in the …

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Biogen scoops up eye and anti-TNF drug rights from Samsung Bioepis in $300m deal

November 7, 2019
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Biogen has struck a new deal with Samsung Bioepis, it has emerged, picking up the commercialisation rights to a raft …

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Endo President and CEO to retire, search for a successor begins

November 7, 2019
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Endo International has announced its “CEO succession plan”, revealing that the company’s Chief Executive and President Paul V Campanelli has …

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Strong Phase 3 showing for Takeda’s dengue vaccine, but concerns remain over consistent coverage

November 7, 2019
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Takeda has unveiled new data from its ongoing Phase 3 trial investigating the efficacy of its vaccine candidate TAK-003 in …

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Aveo backs off on tivozanib approval after FDA calls for more conclusive data

November 6, 2019
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Aveo Oncology has hit another hurdle in its quest for approval of its vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase …

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Halozyme culls staff by 55% following Phase 3 metastatic pancreas cancer failure

November 6, 2019
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Halozyme Therapeutics has announced it is to cull its workforce by more than half in the wake of the news …

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Takeda to jettison non-core asset portfolio to Stada for $660 million

November 6, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Stada, Takeda, pharma

Takeda has announced it is divesting a portfolio of its over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drug products to Stada for a …

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Sandoz scores FDA approval for Neulasta biosimilar Ziextenzo to treat febrile neutropenia infection

November 6, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, Neulasta, Sandoz, Ziextenzo, pharma

The FDA has authorised the availability of Sandoz’s Ziextenzo (pegfilgrastim-bmez), a biosimilar version of Amgen’s Neulasta, it has emerged. The …

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FDA approves Sanofi’s quadrivalent flu vaccine for over-65s

November 6, 2019
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Sanofi’s quadrivalent influenza vaccine Fluzone High Dose has secured FDA approval in adult patients over the age of 65 for …

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Redefining the value of medicines with patients at the centre

November 4, 2019
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Liz Lewis, Head of Global Oncology Patient Value, Policy and Access at Takeda Oncology, discusses the importance and challenges of …

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FDA approves RedHill Biopharma’s Talicia to combat Helicobacter pylori infection

November 4, 2019
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RedHill Biopharma is celebrating after the FDA chose to award marketing authorisation to Talicia (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin) for …

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International revenue for world’s best-selling drug Humira falls 33.5% in the face of biosimilar competition

November 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Humira, pharma

With the release of its Q3 financial results, AbbVie confirmed that international revenues for its blockbuster therapy Humira (adalimumab) – …

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Donald Trump nominates Dr Stephen Hahn as next FDA Commissioner

November 4, 2019
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The US FDA could be set to receive its next long-term Commissioner after the White House revealed President Donald Trump’s …

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China green lights first novel Alzheimer’s therapy since 2003

November 4, 2019
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Shanghai Green Valley Pharmaceuticals has announced that its therapy Oligomannate (GV-971) has secured marketing approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) …

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Promising Phase 3 data for Sanofi’s Toujeo secures CHMP recommendation of label expansion in type 1 diabetes

November 4, 2019
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Sanofi took the opportunity at the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes 45th Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts to …

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November 1, 2019
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Current drugs are “poisoning” elderly patients due to insufficient trial data, House of Lords committee hears

November 1, 2019
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Elderly patients are being put at risk by prescriptions for drugs which have not been properly tested in their age …

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England’s antibiotic use is down, but antibiotic-resistant infections still spreading, report warns

November 1, 2019
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A new report has revealed that GPs in England are writing fewer prescriptions for antibiotics, but this has done little …

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Amgen drops $2.7bn to acquire stake in Chinese biotech in bid to expand in the region

November 1, 2019
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Amgen has signed an agreement with Chinese biotech BeiGene to acquire a 20.5% stake in the latter, in a bid …

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Despite some advantages, Novartis’ Cosentyx fails to outclass Humira in active psoriatic arthritis

November 1, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cosentyx, Humira, Novartis, active psoriatic arthritis, pharma

Novartis has announced new data drawn from a trial pitting Cosentyx (secukinumab) in head-to-head competition with AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) – …

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