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FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to sotigalimab for soft tissue sarcoma

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications

The FDA has granted Apexigen’s sotigalimab (APX005M) Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.Sotigalimab, Apexigen’s lead therapeutic …
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Cholesterol pill could cut COVID infections by up to 70%, study finds

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce COVID infections by …
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Study finds pressured oxygen reduces ventilator need in COVID patients

August 5, 2021 Medical Communications

Treating COVID patients with acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, …
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Tokyo COVID: Cases surge as Delta variant takes hold, hospital policy U-turn expected

August 4, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

Japan has warned that COVID-19 cases are surging at an ‘unprecedented pace’, hitting record highs in Tokyo amid the Olympic …
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Delta surge: China reports highest rate of new COVID cases since Jan

August 4, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

On Wednesday China reported the highest number of new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since January, with case numbers being driven …
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Novartis set to launch new Zolgensma trial to expand use

August 3, 2021 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Novartis has announced that it will launch a new Phase III study to expand the use of Zolgensma – the …
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Cannabis-based oral spray could kill brain tumours, study to launch next year

August 3, 2021 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development

The NHS alongside cancer charities are set to launch a clinical trial to investigate the effects of a cannabis-based oral …
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CMA fines Advanz over £100 million over pricing of crucial thyroid drug

July 30, 2021 Medical Communications

The CMA has fined the pharmaceutical company Advanz over £100 million after it charged excessive and unfair prices for supplying …
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FDA: Viatris’ insulin deemed ‘interchangeable’ biosimilar

July 30, 2021 Medical Communications

Viatris has become the first company to secure FDA approval for a biosimilar product that is considered completely interchangeable with …
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COVID travel update: Double jabbed from US and EU could avoid UK quarantine

July 30, 2021 Medical Communications

UK ministers are close to deciding that double vaccinated people from the US and many EU countries will not have …
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Positive data reported on Alnylam’s investigational RNAi therapeutic for ultra-rare disease

July 30, 2021 Medical Communications

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has announced that its investigational RNAi therapeutic, lumasiran, has performed well in a Phase III study for the …
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FDA grants Huntingdon disease treatment orphan-drug designation

July 30, 2021 Medical Communications

The FDA has granted VICO’s investigational therapy for Huntingdon disease, VO659, orphan-drug designation. This news comes just one month after …
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Tokyo daily COVID cases hit record high

July 27, 2021 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications

On Tuesday Tokyo reported 2,848 daily coronavirus infections, the city’s highest rate since the pandemic began. The new infection record …
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Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine fade after 6 months, study finds

July 27, 2021 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

A Chinese laboratory study has found that antibodies from Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine drop below a key threshold around six …
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New NICE guideline on C. difficile rejects metronidazole prescription

July 23, 2021 Medical Communications

NICE has published a new guideline covering C. difficile infection, the latest in the series of antimicrobial prescribing guidelines which …
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