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Novartis settles bribery charges in China for $25m

March 24, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Novartis

Novartis will pay $25 million to the US Government’s Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that it bribed healthcare …
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Federal jury rules in MSD’s favour in Gilead blockbuster hepatitis C drug dispute

March 23, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Gilead, MSD, blockbuster, federal court, federal jury, hit, patents, sales, sales hit, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Gilead’s dominance of the hepatitis C market is under severe threat after a federal jury ruled in favour of MSD …
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FDA announces strongest warnings for opioid pain medications

March 23, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development FDA, abuse, addiction, boxed, label, misuse, opioids, public health, restrictions, safety, warnings

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced class-wide safety labelling changes for immediate release (IR) opioid pain medications. The …
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FDA bans clinical trial co-ordinator who faked patient samples and stole funds

March 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications FDA, HIV, clinical trials, faked, forgery, mcquerry, prison

The US Food and Drug Administration has permanently banned a clinical trial co-ordinator who was found to have falsified patient …
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European Medicines Agency elects Christa Wirthumer-Hoche as new chair of management board

March 21, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, EMA, European Medicines Agency, chair, chairperson, wirthumer-hoche

Christa Wirthumer-Hoche has been elected chair of the management board of the European Medicine’s Agency. She has served as vice …
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J&J says psoriasis drug Stelara shows positive results in trials for Crohn’s disease

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Crohn’s disease, J&J, JJ, Stelara, crohn's disease

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on Friday said a second late-stage trial of its psoriasis drug Stelara (ustekinumab) has shown effectiveness …
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Wales approve pancreatic cancer drug for use despite NICE rejection in England

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Abraxane, Celgene, England, NHS, NICE, Wales, approval

Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) has announced that Abraxane, in combination with gemcitabine, will continue to be an available treatment option for …
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Indian govt set to ban 1,200 fixed-dose combination drugs, reports

March 18, 2016 Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, cough drug, pharma

Indian regulators are set to ban an additional 1,200 fixed-dose combinations, sent for probe by Drug Controller General of India …
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OncoMed initiates Phase Ib immuno-oncology combination clinical trial

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Merck, OncoMed, clinical trial, demcizumab, immuno-oncology, immuno-oncology combination, pembrolizumab, phase ib

OncoMed (NASDAQ: OMED) has announced the beginning of its Phase Ib clinical trial to investigate if the combination of demcizumab …
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Allergan files ANDA for generic version of Celgene’s breast cancer treatment

March 18, 2016 Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abraxane, Allergan, Celgene, breast cancer, generic

Allergan (NYSE: AGN) said it is seeking regulatory approval for a generic version of biotech firm Celgene’s (Nasdaq: CELG) breast …
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Gilead cancer boss departs after safety concerns halt Zydelig trials

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Gilead Sciences, zydelig

In the wake of the halting of six clinical trials of its blood cancer drug Zydelig due to safety concerns, …

Kite Pharma, Roche to co-develop two new treatments for non-hodgkin lymphoma

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Gentech, Roche, kite pharma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Kite Pharma (Nasdaq: KITE) said it will collaborate with Swiss drug major Roche (SIX: ROG) to evaluate the safety and efficacy …
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Chugai receive orphan drug status for autoimmune disease treatment

March 17, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development chuagi, systemic scleroderma, tocilizumab

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. (TYO: 4519) has received a notification of orphan drug designation, from the Japanese minister of health, labour …

Sir Andrew Witty announces decision to step down as CEO of GSK

March 17, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Andrew Witty, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Neil Woodford, Sir Andrew Witty, Witty, gsk break up, gsk split, retirement, steps down

Sir Andrew Witty has announced his decision to retire from his role as chief executive officer of pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline …
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