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GW Pharma’s cannabis-based Epidyolex edges closer to EU approval with positive CHMP opinion in epilepsy

July 26, 2019 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EMA, Epidiolex, Europe, GW Pharma, cannabis, epilepsy

UK-based biotech GW Pharmaceuticals has announced that its cannabidiol oral solution Epidyolex has secured recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s …
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J&J’s ponesimod meets primary and secondary endpoints at Phase 3 in relapsing multiple sclerosis

July 26, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development Johnson & Johnson, multiple sclerosis, pharma, ponesimod

New Phase 3 data has been released on Johnson & Johnson’s selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulator ponesimod, reporting that …
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AstraZeneca’s Lynparza approved via Cancer Drugs Fund for BRCA+ gynaecological cancers

July 26, 2019 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, NICE, UK, lynparza, pharma

NICE has published final guidance which approves AstraZeneca’s Lynparza (olaparib) for use on the NHS as a maintenance therapy for …
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Vertex promote chief medical officer to CEO as Jeffrey Leiden steps down

July 25, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Dr Reshma Kewalramani has been made the new Vertex CEO. Vertex’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Kewalramani will succeed current CEO …
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Christi Shaw taken on by Gilead as Kite Pharma’s new CEO

July 25, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Lilly veteran Christi Shaw has joined Kite Pharma as the company’s new CEO. Shaw comes to Gilead’s cancer immunotherapy firm, …
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Elizabeth Warren calls on Albert Bourla to reveal detail of appointment of former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb to Pfizer’s board

July 25, 2019 Business Services, Medical Communications Albert Bourla, Elizabeth Warren, FDA, Pfizer, Scott Gottlieb, pharma

Elizabeth Warren has called on Pfizer to reveal the details of Scott Gottlieb’s appointment to the company’s Board of Directors.
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GSK hire Jonathan Symonds as new Chairman

July 24, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Business chief Jonathan Symonds has joined British multinational GlaxoSmithKline as the company’s new non-executive chairman. The hire ends GSK’s six …
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ABPI Chief Executive Mike Thompson to retire by the end of 2019

July 24, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Chief Executive Mike Thompson is to retire from his role at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) by …
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Disarm Therapeutics hires Dr Alvin Shih as new President and CEO

July 23, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Massachusetts-based biotech Disarm Therapeutics has hired Dr Alvin Shih as their new President and CEO. The Cambridge, Mass.-based firm has …
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Diagnosing the drug supply: Exposing the bad practice of manufacturers in the developing world

July 22, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cipla, Contamination, FDA, India, chin, compliance, manufacturing, pharma, regulation, valsartan

The world needs cheap generic drugs and Indian manufacturers offer a steady supply. However the quality of generics has been …
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Number of UK animal testing procedures falls to lowest level since 2007

July 19, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development Animal testing, UK, drug development, pharma, rresearch

A report from the Home Office of the UK Government has revealed that the prevalence of animal testing in the …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

July 19, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMAL Therapeutics, Alzheimer's Ebola, Amgen, AstraZeneca, EMA, FDA, Novartis, pharma

On 12 July news broke that Novartis, Amgen and Banner’s Alzheimer’s Institute were discontinuing a trial into investigational compound CNP520 …
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A decade after US approval, Novartis’ Gilenya scores marketing authorisation in China for relapsing multiple sclerosis

July 19, 2019 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Novartis, gilenya, multiple sclerosis, pharma

Novartis has revealed that its disease modifying drug Gilenya (fingolimod) has secured approval in China for the treatment of relapsing …
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DRC rules out trialling experimental Ebola vaccines

July 19, 2019 Medical Communications Congo, DRC, Ebola, Ebola vaccine, pharma

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said it will stick with Merck’s rVSV-ZEBOV ebola vaccine, as it ruled out …
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland says contingency plans do not mitigate risk of no-deal Brexit

July 19, 2019 Medical Communications RPS, brexit, no-deal Brexit, pharma, pharmaceuticals

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Scotland has raised concerns that the Government’s contingency plans do not eliminate the risks …
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